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Military service
Service number:
J/87377
Age:
21
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
600 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
October 14, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Joint grave IV. G. 14-15.
Additional information
Son of Walter Norman Crooks and Ellen Crooks, of Mannville, Alberta, Canada.
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Pilot Officer Robert Leslie Crooks
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Commemorated on:
Page 283 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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PADUA WAR CEMETERY Italy
The Padua War Cemetery is in the Commune and Province of Padua, Take the autostrada A13 exiting at Padua South, then head north to Vicenza to the SS11. Alternatively, take the autostrada A4, exiting at Padua West, then head South to the SS11, then west to Vicenza. The SS11 in Padua is the Via Chiesanuova from which, at about 2 kilometres from the town centre, a right turn is made onto the Via della Biscia. Follow this until the cemetery is reached on the right. There are over 500 Second World War war casualties commemorated in this site, including 32 which are unidentified. The Padua War Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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