Burrows, Bernard Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bernard Arthur |
Surname | Burrows |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Bernard and Islay Marie Burrows, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP804 |
Markings | EQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. G. 7. |
Epitaph | HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS (Psalm 23) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42161 |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-03-1945 |
End Date | 25-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Munster. 175 aircraft, 3 losses. The crews were able to see very little of the results due to smoke cover. The local report says that a very large number of bombs fell but only 2 people died. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded over the target |