Memorial Cross medal
Item
Title
Memorial Cross medal
Description
Memorial Cross in memory of P/O D.W. Burke J86415 sterling silver cross on purple ribbon with engraving of Burke's name on reverse original black case
Identifier
009.142.012
Format
Provenance
Pilot Officer David Warnock Burke from Hamilton, ON was killed in action on March 31, 1944 age 25 and was part of 640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #LW 500 was shot down by a German flak ship off Dieppe, France during a mission over Nuremburg Germany. Six RAF members of the crew were also killed. This was P/O Burke's fourth operation and his was one of 108 allied aircraft lost that night.
Abstract
Good
Date Created
1944