Craig, Robert Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Kenneth |
Surname | Craig |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wesley Melville Craig and Lena Gertrude Craig, of Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9283 |
Markings | DY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 103. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/53847 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Last Whitley lost by 102 before it converted to Halifaxes |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11788 (P365671/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-01-1942 |
End Date | 27-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (75% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |