Cromarty, Joseph Fraser
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Fraser |
Surname | Cromarty |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Rintoul Cromarty and Jessie Walter Fraser Cromarty, of Edinburgh. B.Sc. (Agriculture). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW278 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edinburgh (Rosebank) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. E. Grave 56. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1567127 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Held a BSc in agriculture |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1944 |
End Date | 04-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a hillside near Thirlby, ENE of Thirsk, Yorkshire |