Brooks, James Lennox
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Lennox |
Surname | Brooks |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar Percival Brooks and Sophia Brooks, of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB600 |
Markings | AR-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A. 7. 6. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426045 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Torrild Church, Torrild, Midtylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed wooden panel |
Memorial Text | Til minde om hin foraarsmorgen den 10 April 1944. Da den store krigs flammeskær luede over Torrild sogn, og til minde om 6 Australske flyvere |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in Baltic waters |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, homebound, by a night-fighter and crashed 03:30 on 10 Apr 1944 at Torrild, 10 km SE of Skanderborg, Denmark |