In memory of

Warrant Officer class 2

William Vernon Crockett

who died on 13 Nov 1943

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 280 Squadron, Royal Air Force
  Rank Warrant Officer class 2
  Service number R98771
  Date of death 19431113
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  R98771 Warrant Officer 2 (No. 280 Squadron RAF wireless air gunner) William Vernon (Bill) Crockett (b.1922) of Ridgedale was KIA 19431113 and is buried at Stonefall cemetery, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Crockett's Warwick aircraft was returning from a successful air/sea rescue mission when it crashed near Whitby. He was the son of Louis Melbourne Crockett, a native of Carleton Point, Prince Co., Prince Edward Island, and Flora Berry (McConnell) who was born in North Dakota. His mother passed away while he was still an infant. Bill was born at Lafleche and went to Ridgedale with his grain buyer father in 1933.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 457 - Connaught
  Cemetery or memorial location Stonefall cemetery, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England    

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  Honour roll location(s) Ridgedale
  Geo-memorial Crockett Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 57.2667°N / 107.6°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74G5
  Geo-memorial details West of Cree Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19220715
  Place of birth Lafleche    
  Date of enlistment 19410423
  Place of enlistment Lafleche    
  Residence on enlistment Ridgedale    
  Occupation student
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