Crellin, Ewart Harrison
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ewart Harrison |
Surname | Crellin |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ewart and Lily Lee Crellin, of Ramsey, Isle of Man. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L6694 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cologne Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row AA. Coll. grave 16-18. |
Epitaph | NOBLE AND TRUE, LOVING AND KIND, A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY. LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564130 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Among the German fighter pilots was Hpt Werner Molders, destined to become one of the Luftwaffe's top scorers before his death in 1941 |
Sgt. Crellin was educated at the Ramsey Grammar School and at the private King William's College, Isle of Man. He served in the College O.T.C. and left to become an aircraftsman apprentice in the R.A.F. Awarded The King's 100 At Bisley, 1938, for rifle shooting. |
His father, Ewart Crellin (1887 - 1950), designed and erected the Isle of Man National War Memorial, St. John's (on which his own son's name would eventually be inscribed), and another at Lezayre Parish, Isle of Man. The Lezayre Parish War Memorial also bears Sgt Crellin's name. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1939 |
End Date | 30-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Metz |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance over Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109s, crashing close to the Rhine |