Brooks, Wilfred Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Stanley |
Surname | Brooks |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oliver and G. L. Brooks, of Ramsgate. His Brother Alfred John Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5364 |
Markings | QT-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ramsgate Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Ramsgate Div. Sec. G.A. Grave 311. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER SPR. A.J. BROOKS WAS KILLED IN BURMA 28TH MAY 1944 AGE 25 THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581201 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Bomber/Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ashdown Forest (Duddleswell), East Sussex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque attached to surrounding stone wall |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington Mk2 W5364 of 142 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8000 (P360998/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/21 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/20 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1941 |
End Date | 31-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Ashdown Forest, near Nutley in Sussex. The port engine was feathered. |