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Military service
Service number:
J/35004
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
405 Sqdn.
Death:
September 12, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
30. C. 2.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
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Photo of Vincent Crawford
Vincent Crawford receiving his Air Force wings -
Photo of Vincent Crawford
Vincent Crawford standing by his aircraft -
Family Photo
Vincent Crawford and his loving wife Ruby Crawford with their Twin Barry Crawford and Garry Crawford -
Letter
My beloved brother Vincent Crawford, "A proud Canadian Hero". -
Grave Marker
Vincent Crawford, Flight Officer, RCAF J/35004<P> September 12, 1944 -
Group Photo
Vincent Crawford and his crew with their Lancaster -
Photo of Vincent Crawford
VINCENT CRAWFORD IN UNIFORM -
Photo of Ross Crawford
Vincent Crawford's youngest brother, Ross Crawford, veteran served with R.C.E.M.E -
Photo of Harvey Crawford
Vincent Crawford's second youngest brother, Harvey Crawford, veteran served Canadian Navy -
Photo of Orville Crawford
Vincent Crawford's third youngest brother, Harvey Crawford, veteran served with the Sherman Tank -
Photo of Renne Crawford
Vincent Crawford fourth youngest brother, Renne Crawford, Infantry Veteran -
Photo of Vincent Crawford
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Newspaper Clipping
R.C.A.F Vince Crawford and his proud grandfather W.G. Hastie, mother Margaret Crawford and his twin sons, Garry and Barry Crawford -
Photo of Hugh Crawford and Margaret Hastie Crawford
Hugh Crawford and Margaret Hastie Crawford, Proud parents of Flying Officer Vincent Crawford -
Christmas Card
VINCENT CRAWFORD'S LAST CHRISTMAS CARD SENT TO FAMILY FROM ENGLAND. FRONT PAGE -
Christmas Card
Signed page of the last Christmas Card received from our beloved brother from England....LEST WE FORGET -
Group Photo
Vincent Crawford's Squadron -
Group Photo
Left to Right-P/O REDMOND, F/O STUART, F/O SISMAN, F/O MACLEOD, STG ROYTENBERG, F/SGT YANOVER, SGT MCIVER, SGT MACDONALD, SGT CASEY Front Row- P/O BROWN, P/O POSTE, F/L DWERNET, P/O MEDRINGTON, P/O DAWSON, SGT WRIGHT, SGT JANES, P/O CRAWFORD, SGT KLEINMAN, SGT CAMPKIN -
Group Photo
Twin sons of Vincent Crawford. -
Newspaper Clipping 1
Newspaper clipping kept by his beloved son Barry Crawford of Creemore, Ontario. -
Newspaper Clipping 2
Sad and heartbreaking news of F/O Vincent Crawford missing in action reverberating the poignant realization that he will not be coming back to the family he loves and who loves him. -
Group Photo
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford's 2 son and daughter. Barry Crawford, Garry Crawford and Brenda June Crawford -
Sympathy Card
Letter expressing sympathy fromt he Buckingham Palace addressed to Mrs. Ruby Crawford. Flying Officer Vincent Crawford's wife. -
Letter
Another letter expressing sympathy from the Minister of National Defence for Air. Flying Officer Vincent Crawford's wife. -
Photo of Vincent Crawford
Vincent Crawford-A Father, A Husband, A Son and a Brother -
Family Photo
Vincent Crawford, Beloved parents, Hugh and Margaret Crawford, Twin sons Barry and Garry Crawford, and daughter Brenda June Crawford and brother Ross Crawford -
Photo of Vincent Crawford
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford Dec 1940 R.C.A.F (Picture provided by his son Barry Crawford) -
Letter
Renumbering plot number for Flying Officer Vincent Crawford -
Letter
confirmation of graveyard for our beloved Flying Officer Vincent Crawford -
Group photo
Graduation Platoon Ross Crawford Kingston Ontario -
Group photo
Harvey Crawford Platoon -
Group photo
Vincent and Bomber Group In England -
Group Photo
RCEME Craftsman and His Father Hugh Crawford 1957 -
Photo of VINCENT CRAWFORD
RCEME Craftsman 1957 -
Memorial
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of VINCENT CRAWFORD
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of VINCENT CRAWFORD
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Other
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Other
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Owen Sound Sun Times December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Vincent Crawford
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 282 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Germany
The REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is located 5 km south west of Kleve. From Kleve the cemetery is located, using the Hoffmannallee from the Town Centre, which becomes the Materbornerallee. This road enters Reichswald Forest and becomes the Grunewaldstrasse. Follow direction Gennep, entering Reichswald Forest the cemetery is situated 500 metres on the left.
Alternatively from the motorway 57, take exit Kleve/Goch, which leads onto the 9 N road in the direction towards Kleve. After 3 km turn left on to the 504 direction Kranenburg. Reichswald cemetery is clearly signposted on the 504 at cross roads Grunewald. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY is situated on the Grunewald Strasse direction Kleve on the right, 3 km from cross roads Grunewald.
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