Majaki, Bert Alex
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bert Alex |
Surname | Majaki |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 09-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley and Antonia Majaki. Husband of Dorothy Eileen Majaki, of Edmonton, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK830 |
Markings | LK-N N-Nust |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leytonstone (St. Patrick'S) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 11A. Row 1. Grave 1046. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 203 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 184621 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Miscellaneous Information
Sgt Ken Shearsby was also injured |
This was the crew's 40th and final operation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-10-1944 |
End Date | 10-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Fired upon by another Halifax ('friendly fire'), killing P/O Majaki instantly. The aircraft returned safely to base without further injury. |