Bourke, Cyril Wellesley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cyril Wellesley |
Surname | Bourke |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1606 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. D. 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 625779 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1942 |
End Date | 26-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 313 aircraft. Thick cloud cover over target results in relatively few losses (12 aircraft) but only modest damage to the target area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Krefeld |