Parker, Bruce Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bruce Alexander |
Surname | Parker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of G. W. Parker, and of Isabelle Parker, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB453 |
Markings | F2-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. F. 10. |
Epitaph | OUR ONLY SON. HE LEARNED THE STARS ALL BY NAME, FOR USE IN ONE LAST JOURNEY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 222 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/41997 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Parker Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 13-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 540 aircraft, 6 lost (1.1%). The last sizeable night raid on Essen. A very accurate attack on the Krupps works, it being singled out for discussion by Albert Speer during his post-war interrogations. 463 people were killed and 696 houses destroyed. The high death toll was due, in part, to the prison being hit with the loss of 201 prisoners. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on the bombing run and exploded, debris falling on the western suburb of Borbeck. |