Burden, Joseph William Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph William Samuel |
Surname | Burden |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Samuel and Alice Maud Burden, of Burnt Oak, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND708 |
Markings | TL-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 27. |
Epitaph | NO MORNING DAWNS, NO NIGHT APPEARS BUT WHAT WE THINK OF THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 753568 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
This aircraft was delivered from the manufacturers just two days previously |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 863 aircraft, 37 losses (4.3%). The bomber stream made its approach through France, crossing the German border as late as possible, delaying the point at which the German fighters were able to enter the stream. PFF marking was well short of the target, possibly due to the strong winds as the conditions were clear. Although some of the early bombing fell in the city, much of the later bombing fell outside. Damage was light- 88 deaths and 203 injuries. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on return leg and crashed at Niderschopfheim, Germany |