Cronk, Gavin John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Gavin John |
Surname | Cronk |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Amy Cronk. Husband of Annette H. Cronk, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL752 |
Markings | LS-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leuven Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HE SLEEPS A PEACEFUL SLEEP, HIS MEMORY WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP. WIFE ANNETTE & FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/152808 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Cronk Island, Manitoba; Within Southern Indian Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 12-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Leuven/ Louvain- to bomb railway yards. 110 aircraft, 4 Lancasters Lost Most of the bombing hit the railway workshops and storage buildings rather than the yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Hermann Greiner, of 11./NJG 1, 30km South of Antwerpen altitude 2200m, at 00.27, and crashed to the NW of Leuven, Belgium |