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|death_date=28 March 1960 (aged 65) | death_date = 28 March 1960 (aged 65)
|death_place=Toronto, Ontario, Canada | death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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|nickname=Hank | nickname = Hank
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|spouse=Gladys Hilliard Gamble<ref></ref> | spouse = Gladys Hilliard Gamble<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VvnAAAAMAAJ | title=University of Toronto Monthly | volume=34 | issue=4 | year=1934 }}</ref>
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⚫ '''Henry John Burden''' ] ] (28 April 1894 – 28 March 1960) was a ] ] ], officially credited with 16 victories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/burden.php |title=Henry john Burden |publisher=theaerodrome.com |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref>

⚫ '''Henry John Burden''' ], ] (28 April 1894 &ndash; 28 March 1960) was a ] ] ], officially credited with 16 victories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/burden.php |title=Henry john Burden |publisher=theaerodrome.com |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref>


==Life and work== ==Life and work==
Burden was born in Toronto, the son of Margaret Elizabeth Beattie (Eaton) and Charles Elbridge Burden,<ref>https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMV5-RLK</ref> and grandson of department store founder ]. He first saw action with the ] in France in mid 1916. Burden was born in Toronto, the son of Margaret Elizabeth Beattie (Eaton) and Charles Elbridge Burden,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMV5-RLK|title=FamilySearch.org|website=]}}</ref> and grandson of department store founder ]. He first saw action with the ] in France in mid 1916.


He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917 for flight training. Qualifying as a pilot, he flew the S.E.5a with No. 56 Squadron in France from February 1918 onwards. He claimed five Fokker D.VIIs shot down on 10 August 1918, and two days later he claimed three more. He was awarded the DSO and DFC in November 1918. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917 for flight training. Qualifying as a pilot, he flew the S.E.5a with No. 56 Squadron in France from February 1918 onwards. He claimed five Fokker D.VIIs shot down on 10 August 1918, and two days later he claimed three more. He was awarded the DSO and DFC in November 1918.


His final wartime tally consisted of 13 ( and 1 shared) destroyed, and 2 'out of control'. His final wartime tally consisted of 13 (and 1 shared) destroyed, and 2 'out of control'.


Burden became an architect after the war and died in March 1960 aged 64. His sister Margaret married fellow Canadian ace ]. Burden became an architect after the war and died in March 1960 aged 64. His sister Margaret married fellow Canadian ace ].


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Henry John Burden
Nickname(s)Hank
Born28 April 1894
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died28 March 1960 (aged 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
RankCaptain
UnitNo. 56 Squadron RAF, No. 72 Squadron RAF, No. 85 Squadron RAF
AwardsDistinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross
Spouse(s)Gladys Hilliard Gamble

Henry John Burden DSO DFC (28 April 1894 – 28 March 1960) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 16 victories.

Life and work

Burden was born in Toronto, the son of Margaret Elizabeth Beattie (Eaton) and Charles Elbridge Burden, and grandson of department store founder Timothy Eaton. He first saw action with the Canadian Forestry Company in France in mid 1916.

He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1917 for flight training. Qualifying as a pilot, he flew the S.E.5a with No. 56 Squadron in France from February 1918 onwards. He claimed five Fokker D.VIIs shot down on 10 August 1918, and two days later he claimed three more. He was awarded the DSO and DFC in November 1918.

His final wartime tally consisted of 13 (and 1 shared) destroyed, and 2 'out of control'.

Burden became an architect after the war and died in March 1960 aged 64. His sister Margaret married fellow Canadian ace Billy Bishop.

References

  1. Canadian airmen were required to complete an Attestation Paper in which they declared an oath of allegiance to King George the Fifth and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great Britain and Germany. "Canadian Attestation Papers". Welcome to The Aerodrome. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. "University of Toronto Monthly". 34 (4). 1934. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Henry john Burden". theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  4. "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch.
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