Brinkhurst, John Derrick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Derrick |
Surname | Brinkhurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Howard Marchant Brinkhurst and Cicely Brinkhurst, of Slough, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5914 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave E. 438-439. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF HIM WE LOVED AND SHALL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917837 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/48 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/47 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and crashed at Poelkappell on the old Flanders battlefields |