Crisford, Raymond Gavin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond Gavin |
Surname | Crisford |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Gavin Crisford and Adele Crisford. Husband of Gladys Mary Crisford, of Bondi, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XIX |
Serial Number | MM650 |
Markings | RS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 11. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421576 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 157 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
These two officers had been on continuous operational duty since February 1944 and their loss was deeply felt by all on 157 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1945 |
End Date | 15-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Swannington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- in support of the Lützkendorf raid- course being set for Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss |