Burch, Cyril Robertson
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Cyril Robertson |
Surname | Burch |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Rout Burch and Sarah Catherine Burch, of West Worthing, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1506 |
Markings | OJ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. C. 14. |
Epitaph | IN TENDER AND EVER-LIVING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754234 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6338 (P358969/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1001/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1001/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1941 |
End Date | 09-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter at low level and crashed into the sea North of Heligoland |