Burke, Roy Norman Victor
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roy Norman Victor |
Surname | Burke |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hamilton and Eva May Burke, of Port Gedit, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ764 |
Markings | KW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 38. |
Epitaph | OUR BOY. TOO FAR AWAY FOR SIGHT OR SPEECH BUT NOT TOO FAR FOR THOUGHTS TO REACH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/102904 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Beetley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of members of the crew of Wellington BJ764 of 425 Sqn RCAF which crashed while trying to land on 10th November 1942 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1942 |
End Date | 10-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 213 aircraft, 15 losses (7.0%). Many weather problems, including cloud, wind and icing, and absence of a successful PFF marker conspired to make this raid relatively unsuccessful |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NW of Norwich while trying to land at Swanton Morley. Two of the crew had already baled out over enemy territory and became PoWs |