Burke, Ernest Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ernest Patrick |
Surname | Burke |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Ernest and Florence Burke. Husband of Bessie Margaret Burke, of Kew, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME296 |
Markings | AS-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 20. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426303 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/51 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/50 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Zeitz |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Germany - believed to have been shot down by German night fighter. |