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 |
Squadron Motto | Pro libertate (For freedom) |
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
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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 |