Burgoine, Michael Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Michael Charles |
Surname | Burgoine |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 21-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leslie and Mary Ramsey Burgoine, of Eaton Hill, Norwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4795 |
Markings | QR-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. L. 17. |
Epitaph | IN CONSTANT MEMORY OF OUR WELL BELOVED MICK. FATHER, MOTHER, ROBIN AND MARY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1613718 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/7 |
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 | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Renik airfield |