Burley, Philip Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Philip Kenneth |
Surname | Burley |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis and Mary Ann Burley, of Ward End, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM147 |
Markings | P3-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 7. |
Epitaph | I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH (Timothy 4:7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149874 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Christ Church, Alum Rock, Birmingham, West Midlands |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Flt Lt P K Burley of 692 Sqn, killed in action in Mosquito MM147 on 8th July 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. One of 32 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed west of Granzow, Germany |