Burgess, Raymond Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond Charles |
Surname | Burgess |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jessie Gillies Burgess. Husband of Geraldine Grace Burgess, of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS847 |
Markings | QO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14519. |
Epitaph | I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS FROM WHENCE COMETH MY HELP (excerpt from Psalms 121:1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/19346 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-11-1943 |
End Date | 16-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned due to an engine fire, west of Ingham airfield, Lincolnshire |