Burke, John Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Joseph |
Surname | Burke |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 06-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Teresa Burke, of Alliston, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row B. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86252 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
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Reason for Loss | Drowned in the River Ouse near Monckton, Yorkshire after a section stag party |