Burley, Roland Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roland Henry |
Surname | Burley |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter James Burley and Beatrice May Burley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT227 |
Markings | EQ-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 79. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1159995 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1942 |
End Date | 19-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mine laying, Boling |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have collided with a Ju88 of II/NG2 based at Gilze-Rijen over the North Sea, crashing some 50 miles off Vlieland during a low-level daylight intruder operation |