David George Davidson Burnside
Record type: War Memorials
Biography: Canadian airman, killed in an aircraft accident in the Isle of Man. Rank: Sergeant. Trade: Bomb Aimer. Service Number: R/166252. Date of Death: 03SEP1943, aged 30. Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force. Grave Reference: Grave 355. Cemetery: St. Patrick’s Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man. Additional Information: Son of David & Marion F. Burnside; husband of Dorothy Eva Burnside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Unit: No. 30 Operational Training Unit. Sergeant Burnside was the Bomb Aimer on Vickers Wellington X3564 which crashed in the sand cliffs north of Jurby Head. He was buried at St. Patrick’s Church, Jurby on 8th September, 1943. Source: 1. Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). 2. The Manx Aviation Preservation Society.
Gender: Male
External sources: Canada
Memorial: Canadian Airmen's Memorial (1941-44)