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Son of Milton and Rosie May Crewe, of Leamington, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Robert Edward Crewe
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Pilot Officer Robert Edward Crewe
Bob flew Spitfire Mark V,s with 402 Squad. Whilst doing close escort work to bombers over France he was attacked & hit. After the war a French farmer told the family that he saw Bob bail out but his chute got caught on the tail. He got it untangled but was close to the ground. Upon landing he tried to get up & walk, but had broken most of the bones in his body. He succumbed to his injuries. LEST WE FORGET
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Bob flew Spitfire Mark V,s with 402 Squad. Whilst doing close escort work to bombers over France he was attacked & hit. After the war a French farmer told the family that he saw Bob bail out but his chute got caught on the tail. He got it untangled but was close to the ground. Upon landing he tried to get up & walk, but had broken most of the bones in his body. He succumbed to his injuries. LEST WE FORGET
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Page 149 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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GRANDCOURT WAR CEMETERY Seine-Maritime, France
Grandcourt is a village 30 kilometres east of Dieppe at the crossing of the roads from Blangy-sur-Bresle to Fresnoy and Criel-sur-Mer to Fallencourt. The GRANDCOURT WAR CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-east of the village on the road to Blangy.
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