Warrant Officer DOUGLAS LEOPOLD BURKE
| Rank | Warrant Officer |
| Forenames | DOUGLAS LEOPOLD |
| Surname | BURKE |
| Initials | D L |
| Place of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Saturday, 15 July 1944 |
| Age | 20 |
| Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Residence or Entered Service From | Unknown |
| Service Number | 421671 | Force |
Royal New Zealand Air Force
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 247 (Royal Air Force) Squadron, 124 Wing |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | XIV. D. 10. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | |
| Family Details | SON OF ROBERT EMMETT BURKE AND NADA INEZ REBECCA BURKE, OF MATAMATA, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. |
Additional Information
Warrant Officer DOUGLAS LEOPOLD BURKE was shot down by a German fighter near Esquay. He was piloting a Typhoon Mk 1b, MN808 'J' of 247 Squadron, 124 Wing, 2nd Tactical Air Force.1
Warrant Officer DOUGLAS LEOPOLD BURKE, undated. 2
References |
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| 1. | Research Carl Shilleto, sources: from Franks, Norman L. .R. Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War Volume 3: Operational Losses: Aircraft and Crews 1944-1945 (incorporating Air Defence Great Britain and 2nd TAF). pp.68 & P.185-6. Midland Publishing. Published 2000. |
| 2. | Photograph kindly proved by Pierre Vandervelden editor of In Memory archive and website. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Pierre Vandervelden. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | |
| Additional information provided by: | Carl Shilleto, Norman L. .R. Franks, Marc Jordens and Pierre Vandervelden. |
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What other people have said
patrick harris
we found douglas's crash site memorial stone at vieux nr caen and placed some poppies there,al 10 of us,it was near to where we stayed for the commemorations in june 2014.
On Saturday, July 5, 2014