Burnell, Douglas Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas Arthur |
Surname | Burnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
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Date of Death | 11-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur William and Maude Evelyn Burnell, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Nephew of Ernest Burnell, of Hamilton. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row D. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | AND WHILE HE LIES IN PEACEFUL SLEEP HIS MEMORY WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/19998 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Often reported as being aboard NP710 which crashed the same night but in fact P/O Burnell committed suicide in his room. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 11-09-1944 |
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Day/Night Raid | Day |
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