Burrows, Noel
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Noel |
Surname | Burrows |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | KCVSA |
Date of Death | 09-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Margaret Burrows. Husband of Mary Burrows, of Pontllanfraith, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ342 |
Markings | DT-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 265. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 51119 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 192 |
Trade | Special Duties Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Juction of High St & Reepham Rd, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablets at base of Village Sign |
Memorial Text | Remembering all who served at RAF Foulsham 1942-1947 The airfield lay one mile North of this sign, Units based at Foulsham Airfield, 98 Sqdn 1678 HC Flight RAF, 180 Sqdn RAF, 192 Sqdn RAF, 12 Gliderb MU RAF, 514 Sqdn RAF, BSD Unit RAF, 462 Sqdn RAAA+F, El |
Miscellaneous Information
King's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air awarded January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1156/64 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1156/63 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-02-1945 |
End Date | 09-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Foulsham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- for Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 625 Sqn Lancaster (PD376) which sustained little damage. The Halifax, however, fell into the sea |