Knox, Francis Samuel Burnside
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis Samuel Burnside |
Surname | Knox |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Macafee Knox and Anna Pinkerton Knox, of Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T2047 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 46. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 948920 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6776 (P359528/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/842/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/842/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1941 |
End Date | 07-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |