Crews, Ralph Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ralph Harry |
Surname | Crews |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of H. P. Crews, and of Edith Crews, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5525 |
Markings | NP-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 29. E. 1. |
Epitaph | EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS TILL WE MEET AGAIN, DEAR. GLORIOUS MEMORIES REMAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1162024 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13427 (P367757/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1942 |
End Date | 13-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen. The eighth and final raid in a disappointing Gee-led series. This raid did at least cause a large fire at the Krupps munitions factory, the intended target. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Budberg, near Duisburg |