Pilot Officer JOHN DALLAS CROSSMAN 43283, 46 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died on 30 September 1940 Son of George Edward and Gladys Allyne Crossman, of New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia. Remembered with honour CHALFONT ST. GILES CHURCHYARD
30 September 1940. No.46 squadron Hurricane I V6748 Patrol. Shot down by Me109 1330 hrs over Forrest Row, Sussex. P/O. J D. Crossman + (Australian) Fight Command Losses Vol.1 - N L R. Franks
Another Australian in the RAF. BoB Pilot P/O J.D.Crossman an Australian flew with No 32 Squadron and No 46 Squadron was killed on the 30th of September 1940 at 13:30hrs. He was shot down in his Hurricane I (V6748) at Forest Row, Sussex. During the Battle of Britain the Luftwaffe lost 2,698 airmen and 1,887 aircraft. Almost half the 107 German fighter pilots to claim 100 or more kills (mainly in the east) were veterans of the Battle of Britain. Only eight of them joined their units after mid-1942. (Figures from Stephen Bungay) John Dallas Crossman Service number: 43283 Rank: Pilot Officer Unit: No 46 Squadron Service: Royal Air Force Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of death: 29 September 1940 Cause of death: Killed in action Cemetery or memorial details: CHALFONT ST. GILES CHURCHYARD, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Grave 13.
Seems the family were originally in Mossman. Accepted at 2nd attempt for RAF, arriving August 1939. Posted to 46 Squadron on 12 September and credited with a probable Do17 on 16 September Hawker Hurricane 5481 Australian Flight
Thanks Clive and Tricky. The latest memorial to John D. Crossman commemorated to the minute 77 years on at Tablehurst Farm, Forest Row on 30th September 2017. Lest we forget!
