Crowe, Edgar
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edgar |
Surname | Crowe |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. I. Crowe, of Benwell, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE253 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 10. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED SON OF I.CROWE. DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS LOVING MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 759081 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Eddie. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10097 (P363536/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1941 |
End Date | 06-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Anti-shipping operation |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. |