Bourne, Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Cyril |
Surname | Bourne |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Walter and Alice Bourne. Husband of Gladys Sylvia Bourne, of Bellingham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7873 |
Markings | TL-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liesse Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Mil. Plot. Row A. Coll. grave 3-6. |
Epitaph | HE SLEEPS UNTIL THE MORNING OF ETERNITY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 933423 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen- Skoda armaments factory. 327 aircraft, 36 loses (11.0%). The main force was told to locate the Skoda factory visually and only to use PFF marking as a general guide. A large asylum building some 7 miles away was mistaken for the target. The Skoda factory was not hit at all. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 16000' on outbound leg, damaging both outer engines. Abandoned in the Laon area of France |