Crozier, David Macleod (Pilot Officer)

Took off from Syerston at 17:08 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code ZN-T Bomber Command) on an operation to Essen Germany.

Shot down by a night fighter and crashed into a moor in between Hoog Soeren and Assel, Gelderland, Holland.

Killed includes Crozier: Sergeant Alexander Dunbar RAF KIA Ugchelen-Heidehof, Apeldoorn, Plot 4. Grave 130. Sergeant Frank John Edwards RAF KIA Ugchelen-Heidehof, Apeldoorn, Plot 4. Grave 127. F/Lt Everard Frank Gray Healey RAF pilot KIA Ugchelen-Heidehof, Apeldoorn, Plot 4. Grave 128. Sergeant Caspar Harold Jurgensen RAF KIA Ugchelen-Heidehof, Apeldoorn, Plot 4. Grave 131. Flying Officer Michael Hope Lumley RAF KIA Ugchelen-Heidehof, Apeldoorn, Plot 4. Grave 129. Flying Officer John Ray Pennington RAF KIA Ugchelen-Heidehof, Apeldoorn, Plot 4. Grave 126.

Addendum: - Distinguished Flying Medal - No. 106 Squadron - Award effective 6 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 20 November 1942 and AFRO 1962/42 dated 4 December 1942. See War Service Records 1939-1945 (Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1947). Award presented by Governor General to next-of-kin, 27 June 1945. The citation reads - "Pilot Officers Healey and Pennington and Flight Sergeant Crozier were pilot, navigator and air bomber, respectively, of an aircraft engaged in recent sorties against le Creusot, Genoa, and Milan. On all occasions they achieved much success, and each in his respective role displayed a high standard of skill and determination. Throughout the many sorties in which they have taken part, these members of aircraft crew have invariably displayed gallantry and devotion to duty worthy of high praise." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.