Burnett, Eric George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric George |
Surname | Burnett |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Alfred and Dorothy Burnett, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV159 |
Markings | HW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. A. 5-11. |
Epitaph | NOT A DAY GOES BY WITHOUT SOME TENDER MEMORY THE HEART RECALLS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1218402 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1943 |
End Date | 19-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Hanover |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 20.43 by Oberfeldwebel Gunther Bahr in an Me110 of 3/NJG6 (his first Lancaster victim). He went on to claim 37 victories by the end of the war. DV159 crashed near Lemgo, no survivors |