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F/Sgt Donald Cromar DFM.. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 192 squadron from Tooting, London (d.3rd Jan 1944) My great uncle Donald Cromar got his DFM whilst with 192 squadron having flown 191 hours over 28 sorties.
His citation states:-
This Flight Engineer has completed 28 sorties and his energy, cheerfulness and understanding of his aircraft has been of the highest order throughout. His keenness to enter on operational flying is outstanding and Cromar seems happiest when flak is bursting near his aircraft, and on other occasions when the element of danger is great. This spirit has had a tremendously good effect on the morale of the remainder of the crew. The care and interest that he takes in his aircraft, whether it is on the ground or in the air, has always been of an exceptionally high standard and has been an inspiring influence to the ground maintenance personnel as well as giving added confidence to his aircrew.
20th August 1943
Remarks by Station Commander:- An exceptionally keen and courageous N.C.O. who is held in high esteem by his crew and also by the ground crew for his constant cheerfulness and personal interest in his aircraft. Award recommended.
He moved to 83 squadron in Oct or Nov 1943. He along with all his crew members were killed on their way back from a raid on Berlin on the 3rd of January 1944.
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RG Cromar . British Army RG Cromar served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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PO John Donald Range Cromarty . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 6(P) AFU from Little Sutton, Cheshire (d.3rd Jan 1944) My first cousin once removed was Jack Cromarty of Liverpool. In 1939 his parents lived in Berwick Gardens, Little Sutton, Cheshire
He was a dental mechanic before he enlisted in 1941
He was a sergeant then flight sergeant then pilot officer
and received his commission in November 1943
Prior to arriving at 6 (P) APU on 16th of February 143 he was at various other training units. After training at 6 (P) AFU he went to 81 OTU on 13th of April 1943 and then onto 1656, then 12 and finally after training at Upwood to 156 squadron, one of the Pathfinders at Warboys. He was the pilot of Lancaster JB640 and died the night of 2nd/3rd of January 1944 when the plane was shot down on a mission to Berlin
The other crew members were:
- Sgt. Frederick Edwin Woolven.(Navigator) aged 23 years
- Sgt. Norman Henry Colebatch (Wireless Operator)
- F/Sgt Leonard Norman Lapthorne aged 21 years.
- F/Sgt Dennis Frederick Burtenshaw RAAF (Second Navigator/Bomb Aimer) aged 20 years.
- F/Sgt R.J.Collens Mid-upper Gunner aged 31 years.
- F/Sgt. Kenneth Sidney James Chapman. Rear Gunner aged 20 years.
They completed approx 16 missions all over Germany between joining 156 sqdn in Nov 1943 and the last flight.
It was discovered in 1976 that the plane had crashed into a lake in what was by then the Russian zone. The remains were handed over to the RAF in 1976. It has taken from then until approx 2011 for the MOD to identify where these remains were buried and then another three to find relatives of the lost airmen. On the 27th of April 2016 there was a rededication ceremony in Berlin for four of the crew of JB640 whose remains have been found. The headstones now changed to reflect they were crew members of JB640.
Alas as John had no wife, children or siblings there are no known photographs of him as an adult in the RAF. I have this one photo of him in my late mother's photo album.
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Cpl. James Crombie . British Army 2nd Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) from Annan (d.14th Feb 1941) James Crombie served with the 2nd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
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RL Crombie . British Army 12th Lancers RL Crombie served with the 12th Lancers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Able Sea. Thomas Crombie . Royal Navy HMS Sirius My uncle Thomas Crombie was an Able Seaman on HMS Sirius during WWII in one of the forward turrets. He recounted his experiences to me about Operations Pedestal and Torch, as well as the action at Scarpanto. His best friend William Walter (Poppy?) Wardell was a Pom Pom gunner and was killed in action by a bomb and my uncle discovered him dead at his post after the action. I don't think he ever truly recovered from that. I was contacted about Sirius by a Sirius Marine from the USA and I got the two of them in touch by phone and they had a good chat about old times. RIP Uncle Tommy and all your former comrades.
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W Crombie . British Army W Crombie served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Tpr. John Crompton . British Army 1st Royal Dragoons from Melling, Lancashire. (d.23rd September 1944) John Crompton was the son of William and Bessie Crompton, of Melling, Lancashire. He was aged 22 when he died and is buried in the Lieshout (Mariahout) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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NA Crompton . British Army NA Crompton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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SH Crompton . British Army Lancashire Fusiliers SH Crompton served with the Lancashire Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Thomas Henry Crompton . British Army 70th Btn. Essex Regiment Thomas Crompton served with the Essex Regiment.
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PJ Cromwell . British Army PJ Cromwell served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Charles David Croney . British Army 1st Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from Portsmouth (d.1st Feb 1944 ) Charles Croney was my uncle, I would like to find out more about his military service. Can anyone give me any details of where I can find more information about him?
He died at Anzio
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Technical Sergeant John Leonard "Jack" Cronin . U.S. Army 40 Tank Battalion, C Company from Minden, Nebraska, USA I'm trying to locate the wartime assignments of my uncle, John L. Cronin (sometimes known as: Jack). It appears that he had once been assigned to "C" Company, 40th Tank Battalion; but, he also may have been assigned to the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at the time of him being wounded mid-December 1944, across from the town of Julich, Germany, next to the Roer River. The date of his wounding may have been 15 or 16 December, 1944; but, even that information may not be precise. My uncle described the armored vehicle that he was a crew member in as having a 90 mm. gun; but, it was not an M-26 Pershing Tank. So, he may have been a crewmember of an M-36 Jackson tank destroyer. Since such vehicles were commonly utilized in small 'attached' groups for temporary usage in specific areas, it is becoming difficult to precisely locate why my uncle might have been operating in the Julich area in December 1944, when he was wounded; or, of exactly which unit he may have been assigned to during that time. Unfortunately, my uncle's military records of assignments were destroyed in the 1973 fire within the Military Records Repository at St. Louis, Missouri; and, any privately retained records may have also been lost in perhaps routine yearly 'spring cleanings'.
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Marian Honora Cronin . Royal Navy HMS Eaglet from Liverpool My Mum, Marion Cronin, served in the Royal Navy in WW2 and was at HMS Eaglet in 1942. She is still going strong at 96.
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JH Cronkshaw . British Army Royal Armoured Corps JH Cronkshaw served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Herbert Cronnie . British Army 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders from Cretown Heb Cronnie served with 5th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
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AB Crook . British Army 43rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps AB Crook served with the 43rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Spr. Charles Richard Crook . British Army Royal Engineers (d.10th March 1945) Records show Charles Crook as being in Malbork, Pomerania, Poland in 1942. He died on the march from Stalag XXB and is buried in Berlin, Germany.
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D Crook . British Army D Crook served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F Crook . British Army Royal Armoured Corps F Crook served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H Crook . British Army Kings Liverpool Regiment H Crook served with the Kings Liverpool Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Horace Crook . British Army The King's Own Scottish Borderers from Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire My Dad started with the K.O.S.B Regiment and transferred to the South Lancashire Regiment in India and Burma with the 14th army "The Forgotten Army" fighting the Japanese on the Arakan Peninsula.
Taken from the Stockport Advertiser 14th January 1941.
A NOTABLE RECORD
Here's a family record that will take some beating - six sons, all wearing the King's uniform!
They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Crook of 47 Luton Road, Reddish, and they all joined the Forces as volunteers.
George, the eldest is 35 years old and in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers; Charles aged 32, is in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment; Horace 28, is also in the K.O.S.B.; Sydney, aged 20 is in the Cheshires, Gilbert, aged 19, is in the Border Regiment; and Leonard, aged 18 is a gunner in the Royal Artillery to which he transferred from the Cheshire Territorials.
Their father served in the Manchester Regiment in the South African War!
Mr. and Mrs. Crook came to live in Reddish during the last war, and all the boys went to Houldsworth School. Mr. Crook has worked at local mills as a boiler fireman but now, 66 years old, though still active, he is unemployed and would like a light job.
Bravo the Crook family! Reddish is proud of you.
My Dad held the Burma Star, 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal and usual Campaign awards. After the war my Dad and Mum emigrated to Australia and passed away there in 1973. I am very proud of my Dad and his brothers and their war service.
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J Crook . British Army J Crook served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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JR Crook . British Army JR Crook served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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KF Crook . British Army Royal Armoured Corps KF Crook served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RA Crook . British Army RA Crook served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Raymond Gordon Crook . Australian Army 9th Div. Supply Corps My grandfather, Raymond Gordon Crook, served in the Australian Army during WWII. He was in the 9th Division Supply Corps, and became a POW in Stalag 18a. He escaped twice, only to be caught again.
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Stuart Anthony Crook . Royal Navy Royal Submarine Service My grandad, Stuart Anthony Crook, served with the Submarine Corps UK [Royal Navy Submarine Service] during WWII.
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Crookes . British Army 1st Btn. Dorset Regiment My grandfather served in the Dorsetshire Regiment in the 1930s and again in WW2. I have a nice named group photo of "A" Company, No.2 Platoon, 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment taken in India in 1933. Although strictly speaking, not wartime, I'm sure many of these young men (like my grandfather) saw service in WW2. I am happy to send copies to any relatives of the men in the photo.
They are: Ptes Gibbs, Higman, O'Dare, Hennessy, Pengelly, Fuguill, Gillard, Vaughan, Allen, Jayes, Siggins, Male, Bennett, Lofting, Kimber, Marsh, Lee, Mogg, Dobbs, Rawles, White(my great uncle), Wharton, Harlow, Mills, Coombes, Fotherby, McDermott, Griffiths, Ratchford, LCs Hutchings, Crookes(my grandfather), Paine, Blake, Sgt.Mills and 2/Lt Warden.
Unfortunately there are no initials listed.
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