Craze, Henry Edward Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Edward Lawrence |
Surname | Craze |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Lawrence Craze and Lynda Nellie Florence Craze, of Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ352 |
Markings | NP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Hellier Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE WE LOVED YOU DEARLY, IN DEATH WE DO THE SAME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 578032 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/1049/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Ardouval- to attack a flying bomb site. 87 aircraft, 1 lost. Less than half of the force were able to bomb the target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to the target, possibly due to extremely poor weather conditions |