Burton, Harold James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold James |
Surname | Burton |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN785 |
Markings | P4-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1872241 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near the small town of Hasslinghausen, west of Hagen |