Bourke, Patrick John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Patrick John |
Surname | Bourke |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick and Ruby Evelyn Bourke, of Herston, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | HX274 |
Markings | HD-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rogecourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426822 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Tergnier- to bomb railway yards. 157 Halifaxes and 10 PFF Mosquitoes. 10 Halifaxes were Lost Much damage was caused to the railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Rogecourt near St Quentin, France |