Burchell, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Burchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 01-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Peter Frederick and Emily Ellen Burchell. Husband of Margaret Helen Burchell, of Morden. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP190 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Morden Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. 8. Grave 6843. |
Epitaph | PETER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1803818 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-04-1944 |
End Date | 01-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground close to Muckle Knowe, Roxburghshire, and burst into flames |