Flying Officer [Pilot]

Hector Hugh Crawford

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Mabel Crawford, of Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39904
Name:
Hector Hugh Crawford
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
25 August 1916
Place of Birth: 
Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Customs Department Clerk
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 272 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
06 February 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
24 May 1940
Vessel:
Mataroa
Destination:
United Kingdom

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
6. G. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Hector Hugh Crawford
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