Service Details
Name:
 CRANE
Given Name:
 WILLIAM MCDONALD
Initials:
 W M
Service No:
 778309
Trade:
 Obs.
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 44 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-05-09
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Date of Birth:
 1920-01-25
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Avro Lancaster R5568, aircraft was lost near Lambrechtshagen, 7 km WNW of Rostock. The wreckage was found close to Lancaster I R5555 which suggests the aircraft may have collided
Additional
Information:
Son of William MacDonald and Jane Skaid Crane. Of Shabani, Southern Rhodesia. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Berlin, Berlin
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Cemetery:
 BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 8. A. 12.

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