Brian Sims from this forum provided me with all but a couple of the 50 Australian photos that I required in Lincolnshire however I have three of the four at Cranwell and must have mis-filed this one. I would be most appreciative if someone can assist. BURRASTON, JACK CLARENCE Pilot Officer 42379 6/07/1940 22 Royal Air Force UK Plot 2. Row A. Grave 14. CRANWELL (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD UK Lincolnshire BURRASTON, JACK CLARENCE Pilot Officer Quote: Studio portrait of 42379 Pilot Officer (PO) Jack Clarence Burraston. He was one of a small number of Australians sent to train as a pilot with the RAF and war was declaired while he was enroute to England. Burraston was killed in a training accident on 6 June* 1940 shortly before the Battle of Britain. He is buried at St Andrews Churchyard, Cramwell, United Kingdom. * CWGC has July Cannot find unit or aircraft yet and unable to confirm 6th June death instead of CWGC 6th of July AWM Collection Record: P05065.001 - Studio portrait of 42379 Pilot Officer (PO) Jack Clarence Burraston. He was one of a small number of Australians sent to train as a pilot with the RAF and war was declared while he was enroute ... Jack Clarence Burraston who served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Burraston was born in Glen Innes, NSW, in July 1917. He joined the Royal Australian Artillery in 1937 and was posted to Darwin in May 1938. Returning to Melbourne in January 1939 he successfully applied for a flying course at Point Cook. Opportunities to join the RAAF were limited pre-war and Burraston successfully answered an advertisement from the RAFseeking Australians for officer and pilot training. He embarked for England aboard the Orama, together with 21 other Australians accepted for the scheme, on 13 August 1939. War was declared while the group was still at sea. In England Burraston undertook officer, basic and advanced flying training at Cambridge, Ansty and Cranwell. He was killed in a training accident on 6 July 1940 when he accompanied another pilot during acrobatic training. After making a stall turn the aircraft failed to recover and crashed into the River Trent, killing both men. Burraston was buried at St Andrew's Church, Cranwell, on 10 July. He was the first of 12 men among this group of 22 Australians to lose their lives in the Second World War. Jack Clarence Burraston Service number: 42379 Rank: Pilot Officer Service: RAF Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of death: 6 July 1940 Place of death: England Cause of death: Accidental (Flying accident) Cemetery or memorial details: Cranwell (St Andrew) Churchyard, Plot 2. Row A. Grave 14 Notes: Son of Francis and Esther Amy Burraston of Kanwal, NSW, Australia
This one okay Geoff? http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2013/314/119906510_138419618336.jpg Kyle Findagrave
Kyle, found it on Find a Grave (as on the bottom of the original post) but for those who didn't know the poster `Military Historian` appears to be `Temptage` so to give him the credit he deserves I have removed the photo link and replaced it with a simple web link. Kyle
Hi spidge, tried sending you a PM, for some reason it couldn't be sent ? This was to tell you about the three RAAF airmen mentioned on the Asheridge Lancaster memorial. PB475. Though maybe you've seen it by now ?
