Cronin, Maxwell Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maxwell Joseph |
Surname | Cronin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of E.D.W. Cronin, and of Mary Florence Cronin, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1097 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Coll. grave 42. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404996 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11218 (P364957/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1941 |
End Date | 28-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Helmond, Holland |