Burley, Peter Richard Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Richard Kenneth |
Surname | Burley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Sandford Burley and Hilda Elsie Burley, of Ewell, Surrey. British (Junior) and Public Schools Steeplechase Champion and Record Holder, 1939. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1462 |
Markings | BU-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. F. 3. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HAD HOPED FOR, ALL HE HAD, HE GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1152213 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6396 (P359042/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1941 |
End Date | 12-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | The badly damaged aircraft attempted a crash-landing near Hamburg but hit a row of trees which tore off both wings and killed all on board |