Brooker, Sydney George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sydney George |
Surname | Brooker |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John George and Adelaide Fanny Sarah Brooker. Husband of Mary Catherine Brooker, of Lent Rise, Burnham, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2505 |
Markings | WS-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. B. 5. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND TREASURED MEMORY OF SYD. "AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751046 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-09-1940 |
End Date | 29-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Antwerp, Belgium. Cause unknown |