Crawley, Frederick William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick William |
Surname | Crawley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie Frederick and Daisy Crawley, of London, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK839 |
Markings | NP-S Goofey's Gift |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row B. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION THAT MANKIND MIGHT BE FREE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89905 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Foston on the Wolds, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on wooden frame |
Memorial Text | In memory of a 158 Sqn crew who were killed here on 17th August 1944 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 348 aircraft, 2 Lancasters lost. Serious damage to the docks area and to some shipbuilding firms around the docks but many bombs fell outside the city. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto a farm at Foston on the Wolds, SSW of Bridlington, Yorkshire. Broke up and clipped the farmhouse |