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1 BurdenE.G.K.S/LC2044PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
2 BurdenHenry John2Lt
Lt
Capt
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F/L
S/L
W/C
G/C
DSO

DFC
C1023PLT75th Bat (CEF)
75th Bat (CEF)
11th Bde MG Co (CEF)
11th Bde MG Co (CEF)
Central Ont Rgmt (CEF)
RFC
72Sqn (RFC)
85Sqn (RFC)
56Sqn (RFC)
RFC
Missisauga Horse
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RCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
2ITS (RCAF)
3ITS (RCAF)
RCAF Trenton
3PRC (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF Warrington
Station Dunsfold (RCAF)
Overseas HQ (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
X
X
X
X
SE5A & DH4
Dolphin
SE5A
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
22 July 1915 - Enlisted in Canadian Army
9 Apr 1916 - UK
8 June 1916
11 Aug 1916 - France
6 Apr 1917
9 Apr 1917 - Transferred to the RFC
1 Sep 1917
23 Dec 1917
18 Feb 1918
1 Jan 1919 - Discharged from the RFC
15 Jan 1919 to 20 Oct 1925
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2 Nov 1939 - Mobilized into RCAF
1 Apr 1940
17 June 1940 - Commanding Officer
24 March 1941 - Commanding Officer
20 Aug 1941
15 Aug 1942 - UK
16 Aug 1942
30 Sep 1942 - Commanding Officer
18 Jan 1943 - Commanding Officer
15 Nov 1943
13 Dec 1943 - Repatriated to Canada
22 March 1944 - Retired from the RCAF

(Photo: 19 March 1943 - Station Dunsfold UK - 414Sqn CO S/L Godfrey on wing chats with station commander W/C Burden.)
Distinguished Service Order - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 November 1918.
Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 November 1918.
Died in Toronto 28 March 1960.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
3 BurdenL.H.F/LKIAJ10166WAG172Sqn Last Op - 172SqnWellington Wellington MP624X - 25 Aug 43 - 25 Aug 43 - KIA - Crash - 3 miles W of Clovelly - Devon - UK
4 BurdenN.P/O
F/O
F/L
J5229PLT83GSU (RAF)
430Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
Dec 1944
21 Dec 1944
7 Aug 1943 - For repatriation to Canada
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
5 BurdenP.E.F/OJ23035PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
6 BurdenRoy HerbertP/O
F/O
F/L
MiD
J7015PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
15EFTS (RCAF)
11SFTS (RCAF)
1FIS (RCAF)
32SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Harvard
Yale & Harvard
Harvard
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
6 Nov 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, British Columbia
23 March 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec
19 April 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan
9 June 1941 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan
22 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
24 Nov 1941 - Flying Instructor - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
12 March 1943 - Bagotville, Quebec
5 June 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France
14 May 1945 - Tour expired
11 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada

(Photo: Edington L - Burden R)
- Mention in Despatches - No.438 Squadron (AFRO says only “Overseas”) - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 388/46 dated 12 April 1946.
Deceased on 28 January 2005, in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
7 BurdenR.T.LACKIAR163109Armr1PDC Last Op - 1PDCDakota DakotaX - 24 Sep 44 - 24 Sep 44 - KIA - See LAC L.I. Beach -
8 BurdenLeslie HerbertFlight LieutenantKilled 1943-08-25 AgeJ/10166172 (RAF)SqnCommemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row P Grave 12. United Kingdom.
9 BurdenRobert ThomasLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-09-24 AgeR/163109Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 20. A. 1-9. Germany.
10 BurdenGeorge FranklinSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O

KIA
Age 22
R
J
113917
88715
PLTRCAF
3ITS (RCAF)
22EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
17(P)AFU (RAF)
52OTU (RAF)
277Sqn (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
2 FTS (RAF)
3 AGS (RAF)
55OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF Last Op
X
X
Finch
Harvard
X
Master
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Oxford
Anson
Master & Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon SW443
6 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
2 Feb 1942
12 Apr 1942
4 Nov 1942 - UK
1 Dec 1942
20 Jan 1943
23 March 1943
8 Apr 1943
8 Dec 1943
12 Jan 1944
15 March 1945
7 Apr 1945
27 Apr 1945
3 May 1945 - Hit by flak- Crashed at Esingen
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.
Son of Edward E. and Myrtle M. Burden, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
11 GodfreyJohn M.P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
C1621PLT414Sqn (RCAF)
414Sqn (RCAF)
Mustang
Mustang
1943
June & July 1943 - Commanding Officer

(Photo: 19 March 1943 - Station Dunsfold UK - 414Sqn CO S/L Godfrey on wing chats with station commander W/C Burden.)
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
12 HiltonJack HenrySgt
F/Sgt
WO2
P/O
F/O
F/L
Legion d'Honneur (France)
R
J
71622
20372
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
7EFTS (RCAF)
5SFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
7SFTS (RCAF)
1OTU (RCAF)
118Sqn (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
193Sqn (RAF)
RCAF
RCAF
X
X
Moth
Anson
Anson & Crane
Anson
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
X
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
X
X
Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario
Dec 1940 - Toronto, Ontario
1 Jan 1941 - Windsor, Ontario
March 1941 - Brantford, Ontario
1 July 1941 - Flying Instructor Course - Trenton, Ontario
7 Sep 1942 - Flying instructor - Fort MacLeod, Alberta
7 Apr 1943 - Bagotville, Quebec
29 June 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska
10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK
21 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France
26 Oct 1944 - Antwerp, Belgium
11 April 1945 - Tour expired
Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada & discharged

(Photo: 438 pilots at RAF Ayr Scotland in early 1944 - L to R Getty, Burden, Hilton, Brooker)
Deceased on 7 March 2019, in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
13 SaundersWilliam LeeSgt
P/O
F/O
F/L

KIA
Age 22
R
J
120524
22803
PLTRCAF
4ITS (RCAF)
5EFTS (RCAF)
12SFTS (RCAF)
3 FIS (RCAF)
6EFTS (RCAF)
4SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
26OTU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
61OTU (RAF)
83GSU (RAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF) Last Op
X
X
Moth
Crane
Moth
Cornell & Moth
Anson & Crane
X
Wellington
Master & Hurricane
Master & Spitfire
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon MN348
6 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF
23 Nov 1941
17 Jan 1942
12 Apr 1942
30 Aug 1942 - Flying Instructor Course
11 Oct 1942 - Flying Instructor
9 Aug 1943 - Flying Instructor
2 Dec 1943 - UK
16 Feb 1944
28 March 1944
20 June 1944
13 Sep 1944
2 Oct 1944
3 Dec 1944 - Shot down by flak over Burden Germany
Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. B. 1. Germany.
Son of Laun A. and Minnie B. Saunders, of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
14 SmithWilmot WinslowSergeant

Killed 1942-03-17 Age 21R/84580Commemorated Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery, Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 27. United Kingdom. Son Of Burden T. Smith And Lillian C. Smith, Of Woodside, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick, Canada.

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