Croft, Morris William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Morris William |
Surname | Croft |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ruth Croft, of Chaddesden, Derby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax |
Serial Number | W7768 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Boldre (St. John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 2. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 573453 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
On loan to Coastal Command at the time |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 20-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Beaulieu |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Suffered a catastrophic engine failure while flying over the Isle of Wight. Within seconds the aircraft was out of control and plunged headlong into ground at Eades Farm, Newbridge. |