Croft, Lawrence Furby
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lawrence Furby |
Surname | Croft |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isaac Furby Croft and of Bertha Croft (Nee Anderson). Husband of Elizabeth Croft, of Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB630 |
Markings | 6O-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 262. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422079 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-10-1944 |
End Date | 29-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Walcheren- to mark gun positions. 358 aircraft to attack 11 enemy positions. Visibility was good and all targets were considered to have been hit. 1 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |