I bought this on e bay about 10 months ago for £1.00 and have been saving it ever since. It’s a lovely ink drawing measuring 4.5” by 3.5.” The border around the picture consist of tiny flowers each individually drawn. One cannot help but wonder what became of R. Crowe. Was his love returned? Did he survive the war? Questions I would suggest that will never be answered.
We have to hope they got together, but if he was Bomber Command aircrew then we have to say the chances were against it.
Quick shuftie at cwgc. 2 Crowe found, 1 corporal, RAF buried Middlesborough. R, Crowe, Sgt air Gunner, buried France St desir 1944. Possibly the 2nd one given the cards picture?
Happy Valentines Day ! I think it's lovely ! ... what a treasure that is David ! Somebody will find him here ! Annie
I found him too in the British War Graves Project !! Crowe, Robert Frederick Cemetery: St. Desir War Cemetery Country: France Area: Calvados Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Official Number: 1824369 Unit: 15 Sqdn. Force: Royal Air Force Nationality: British Details: 25th July 1944. Age 20. Son of Magnus McKay Crowe and of Mary Forbes Crowe (nee Huband) of Dundee. Coll. grave VIII. C. 1-8.
Heres City of Dundee Roll of Honour Robert Frederick Crowe Bet there's a newspaper article too somewhere !
Text from Lost Bombers. Appears to have been Lancaster BI LM121 (though the search of his name originally suggested LM142) LM121 took part in the following Key Operations: Trappes 31May/1Jun44; Massy-Palaiseau 7/8Jun44; Wesseling 21/22Jun44. Airborne 2141 24July44 from Mildenhall. all are buried in France at St-Desir War cemetery. F/L G.L.Reynolds KIA F/S E.G.Houghton RNZAF (P2) KIA Sgt J.P.Guy KIA F/O G.Tipping KIA F/O E.H.Harrison KIA F/s G.M.Wheeler KIA Sgt G.W.Whiting KIA Sgt R.F.Crowe KIA. I guess all those who died left some broken hearts, of lovers or family; just occassionally we get a glimpse of the person and the loss behind the name.
