Burkitt, William Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Frederick |
Surname | Burkitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William Charles and May Elizabeth Burkitt, of Hornsey, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM430 |
Markings | WS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 17. 14. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1320846 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kasteelbrakelsesteenweg 180, Lembeek, Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed composite panel on metal tablet |
Memorial Text | Ter nagedachtenis van bemanning van de Britse Lancaster bommenwerper IX RAF Squadron heir neergestort op 22 maart 1944 |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 23.10 by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of vStab IV./NJG1 and crashed at Lembeek, south of Halle. |