Brooks, Charles Willie
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Willie |
Surname | Brooks |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Henry Humphrey and Annis Brooks, of Korumburra, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3160 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | BILL GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400450 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1943 |
End Date | 07-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Engine fire and then the aircraft broke up, crashing near Lambourn, Berks |