Sergeant ( Obs. ) Henry Varley Crawford (1914-1942)

Sergeant ( Obs. ) Henry Varley Crawford

Birth

1914

Mount Albert, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Death

7 Sep 1942 (aged 27–28)

Riel, Goirle Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Burial

Gilzerbaan General Cemetery

Tilburg, Tilburg Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Add to Map

Plot

Plot A. Row 1. Coll. grave 27-28.

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Service Number: 404339
Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Takeoff Station: Mildenhall
Day/Night Raid :Night (13% moon)
Operation Duisburg. 207 aircraft, 8 losses (3.9%). Cloud cover lead to scattered bombing but the authorities in Duisburg classed it as the heaviest raid to date
Reason for Loss: Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Riel, 6km SW of Tilburg, Holland

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