Broadhurst, Granville
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Granville |
Surname | Broadhurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Muriel Gertrude Broadhurst, of South Yardley, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK517 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Erdington (St. Barnabas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | H. 186. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579235 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural Location, Bodicote, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington BK517 which crashed in poor weather on a training flight on 28th December 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-12-1942 |
End Date | 28-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air test |
Reason for Loss | During worsening weather, hit a tree & crashed nr. Banbury |