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CRISFORD, Raymond Gavin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421576 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1942, Enlisted in Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Charleville, Queensland, Australia, 7 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 15 March 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Plot 8, Row B, Grave 11, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District WW2 Honour Roll, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 421576 | |
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| 28 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 421576, Enlisted in Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harold Gavin and Adele Crisford; husband of Gladys Mary Crisford (from April 1948 was known as Gladys Mary Green).
Plane was Mosquito MM 650 crashed approximatle 2 miles from Kralingen. Eye witness said that the plane was on fire prior to crashing. It had left its home field to proceed air operations on the target of Lutzkendorf
The plane was part of the 157 Squadron which was in support of the bombers to the target and was to return independantly.