Cruze, Henry Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Eric |
Surname | Cruze |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Thomas Cruze and Olive May Cruze, of Devonport. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3607 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. F. 10-18. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1187096 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 81/13354 (P367414/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-04-1942 |
End Date | 02-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Hanau to bomb railway infrastructure. High losses- 34% of the Wellingtons failed to return, five of the losses being from 57 Squadron |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a wood ENE of Worms |