Brosko, Peter Paul
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Paul |
Surname | Brosko |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Brosko. Husband of Mary Brosko, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM452 |
Markings | QR-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. F. 8. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE. MEMORY OF YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28773 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Miscellaneous Information
Murdered by a German police officer, Frederick Kramer, who was tried after the war, found guilty and executed 9 January 1947 |
Born 29 May 1918 at Cobalt, Ontario |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss and actual crash-site not established. Crashed in France. |