Brooks, William Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Albert |
Surname | Brooks |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Stepson of Robert Wyndham, of Camberwell, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD911 |
Markings | OL-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 4. Grave 73. |
Epitaph | YET AGAIN WE HOPE TO MEET HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925823 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9522 (P362862/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1941 |
End Date | 11-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down by enemy aircraft. Crashed in the Waddenzee off Harlingen, Holland. |