Burdon, John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Burdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Agnes Burdon, of Hunwick, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD408 |
Markings | DY-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 21. |
Epitaph | NONE OF US LIVETH TO HIMSELF, AND NO MAN DIETH TO HIMSELF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 51730 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-08-1943 |
End Date | 10-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 457 aircraft, 9 losses (2.0%). Cloud cover meant that the target marking plan didn't work out and bombing was scattered as a result. Nevertheless, much damage was caused with 1316 buildings destroyed or rendered useless and 42 industrial premises suffered loss of production, filing compensation claims for over £4M. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and abandoned west of Mannheim. |