McCrorie, Thomas Fraser
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Fraser |
Surname | McCrorie |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Andrew and Margaret McCrorie. Husband of Joan McCrorie, of Broom, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH889 |
Markings | AA-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hemelumer Oldeferd (Molkwerum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 190. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 207 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 68770 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A stone memorial, donated by former members of 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF stationed at Mepal between 1943 and 1945 |
Location | St. Andrews Church, Sutton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case with brass plaque |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour. Plaque, Presented by 75(NZ) Sqn Association - UK Branch in memory of Comrades named in the Roll of Honour |
Location | St. Marys Church, Feltwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller and Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF. Formed at RAF Feltwell in April 1940 and flew from there until June 1942. The Sqn number was presented to New Zealand becoming 75 Sqn RNZAF in October 1946 until its disbanding in December 2001. |
Location | Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp Bomber Command. RAF Newmarket Heath, November 1942 - June 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1943 |
End Date | 23-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Mülheim. 557 aircraft, 35 losses (6.3%) A thin layer of cloud hampered PFF marking efforts which were, nevertheless accurate (as detailed by the German report on the raid). As a result the bombing was concentrated and devastated this small town. All communications were cut off from Oberhausen, on which Mülheim was dependent for emergency services. 578 deaths and 1135 homes destroyed. A post war British report put the damage at 64% of the town. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the Ijsselmeer |