Burns, Edward Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Robert |
Surname | Burns |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William G. and Lorena S. Burns, of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW331 |
Markings | DY-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 249. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/86271 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 26-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Mining over the Baltic (as a diversion for the main raid on Augsburg) |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire. An extensive air sea rescue revealed no trace of the aircraft or crew |