Burke, Wilfred Ivanhoe Harris
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Ivanhoe Harris |
Surname | Burke |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Claire Burke. Husband of Nora Madeline Burke (Nee Link), of Canterbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3746 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guerville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW. (From Winston Churchill Speech) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 26100 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
He joined the RAF in 1927 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1940 |
End Date | 08-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack ground forces between Amiens and Poix |
Reason for Loss | Shot down Guerville |