Burton, Frederick Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Ronald |
Surname | Burton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George and Katherine Eugenia Burton, of Camberwell, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF475 |
Markings | LS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montcornet Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row GG. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. MUM, DAD, IRIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1389244 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/56 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/55 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at St Genevieve, NE of Montcornet, France |