Burrill, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Burrill |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Rowlerson of Durham, England and Doris Rowlerson (née Brason), of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ968 |
Markings | AA-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 103. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/97521 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Village Centre, Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A stone memorial, donated by former members of 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF stationed at Mepal between 1943 and 1945 |
Location | St. Andrews Church, Sutton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case with brass plaque |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour. Plaque, Presented by 75(NZ) Sqn Association - UK Branch in memory of Comrades named in the Roll of Honour |
Location | St. Marys Church, Feltwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller and Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF. Formed at RAF Feltwell in April 1940 and flew from there until June 1942. The Sqn number was presented to New Zealand becoming 75 Sqn RNZAF in October 1946 until its disbanding in December 2001. |
Location | Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp Bomber Command. RAF Newmarket Heath, November 1942 - June 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Frank was born on 24 June 1922 at South Shields, Durham, England. His father John had served as a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps in WW1. After his death in 1925 his mother re-married Arthur James Burrill, after whom Frank later named himself. His mother was also born in South Shields. He had one brother, Jack. Frank and his mother moved to Winnipeg in 1927 where she married Arthur Burrill in 1928. Frank attended Wollerman School 1929- 1934 (technical) and then North Oyster School between 1934-1938 (Academic). He went to Ladysmith High 1934-1940 (technical) as well as an Academic course 1938-1940, also of Ladysmith. For sport he enjoyed softball, basketball, and football. His hobby was making model aircraft. He worked for a few weeks logging, in 1940 at Industrial Timber Mills when he was still a student. |
Frank enlisted on 6 March 1941 and after training was posted to the U.K. He arrived on 9 February 1942 then went to 22 OTU on 29 March 1942, 101 Squadron 30 July 1942 and then 75 Squadron on 15 August 1942. Frank sadly lost his life on 10 September 1942 at the age of 20. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/646/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 479 aircraft, 33 losses (7.1%). PFF used pink pansies to accurately mark the target. 39 businesses in Dusseldorf and a further 13 in neighbouring Neuss were put out of action. Almost 1000 houses destroyed and 19427 people bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |