Burge, Joseph Frank
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Joseph Frank |
Surname | Burge |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Date of Death | 31-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Margaret Burge, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4096 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 21. C. of E. Grave 241. |
Epitaph | HE TAKES, WHO LENT. SLEEP NOW YOUR SERVICE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 612813 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Squadron Motto | Sic fidem servamus (Thus we keep faith) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-10-1939 |
End Date | 01-11-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Night training |
Reason for Loss | Lost height and crashed near Branston |