Burns, Melvin John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Melvin John |
Surname | Burns |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Joseph and Florence Marian Burns, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA185 |
Markings | 6U-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 19. |
Epitaph | "MEL" LOVED IN LIFE, IN DEATH THE SAME. MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95235 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1945 |
End Date | 10-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Leipzig- to attack the Engelsdorf and Mockau railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Struck by a falling bomb from another aircraft at higher altitude. |