BURTENSHAW, Dennis Frederick
| Service Number: | 1321486 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Born: | Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1924 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Berlin, Germany, 3 January 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England |
| Memorials: | International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Flight Sergeant, 1321486, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur F. and Florence Burtenshaw. Husband of Bridget A. Burtenshaw, of Morden, Surrey. Native of Australia.
Arvo Lancaster III JB640 GT-V 156 Squadron
Berlin. 383 aircraft, 27 Lancasters Lost (7.0%). Berlin was recognised as the target 40 minutes before zero hour and night-fighters were sent to a radio beacon rendezvous point between Hanover and Bremen but missed the bomber stream and were consequently redirected to Berlin. PFF losses were unusually high with 10 Lancasters being Lost from 156 Sqn. All in all, an ineffective raid, with bombs being scattered throughout Berlin. 82 houses were destroyed and 36 people killed. No industrial damage of note.
Lost without trace but re-discovered in the eastern sector of Berlin in 1976