Patrick Joseph Cramer blev født den 10. marts 1909 i Belfast i Nordirland. Som ung emigrerede han til Australien, hvor           Photo from "Patrick's Story"
han og Rose blev gift i 1936. De fik Berenice og Valerie i 1938 og 1940.

Sidst i juli 1939 meldte han sig til Australian Military Forces og familiern flyttede til Townsville. Han blev accepteret af
Royal Australian Air Force i maj 1941, og i juni 1942 blev et foto med ham og døtrene taget, inden han sejlede til England.

Træningen i England var intens, men han fandt tid til at skrive lange breve til sin hustru Rose. Nyheden om at deres søn
Terry blev født var en stor glæde for ham. Det ser ud til at han fik nye venner, hvor han kom frem.

Han overlevede et antal bombetogter som beskrevet i bogen "Patrick's Story" trykt i få eksemplarer til familien og senere
givet til Aase Kjems, som gjorde den tilgængelig for AirmenDK.
Se "Patrick's Story" in full, 95 MB, from Berenice and her family on 14 March 2024.

Den 21. april 1943 blev LAN ED614 skudt ned af en tysk natjager. Flyet styrtede ned nær Vester Vedsted, som fortalt af
Aase Kjems og andre. Patrick Cramer overlevede i nogle få timer. Han og de 6 andre flyvere blev begravet i Esbjerg.

Patrick Joseph Cramer - see "Patrick's Story" in full, 95 MB, from Berenice and her family on 14 March 2024 -
was born on 10 March 1909 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. As a young man he emigrated to Australia where he and Rose
married in 1936. They had Berenice and Valerie in 1938 and 1940.

In late July 1939 he joined the Australian Military Forces and the family moved to Townsville. He was accepted by the
Royal Australian Air Force in May 1941, and in June 1942 a photo with him and his daughters was taken before he sailed
to the U.K.

The training in the U.K. was intense, but he found time to write long letters to his wife Rose. The news of the birth of their
son Terry was a great joy to him. It seems that he had new friends whereever he came.

He survived a number of bombing raids as described in the book ”Patrick’s Story” printed in a few copies for his family and      See his name and more
later presented to Aase Kjems who made it available to AirmenDK.                                                                                              at The Australian War Memorial.

On 21 April 1943 LAN ED614 was shot down by a German night fighter. It crashed near Vester Vedsted as told by
Aase Kjems and others. Patrick Cramer survived for a few hours. He and the 6 other airmen were buried in Esbjerg.

Letters from Patrick Cramer on Missions over Europe to his wife, from "Patrick's Story" and Berenice 9 June 2023.