Farbrother, Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald |
Surname | Farbrother |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Walter and Sarah E. Farbrother, of Hove, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6476 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. B. 7. |
Epitaph | KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. "TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVE YOU IS NOT TO DIE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917595 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7450 (P360337/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Strayed from track and while flying at 2,000 feet, at roughly 0115 ran into a barrage balloon cable near Quinton, some 6 miles SSW from Stratford-upon-Avon. On hitting the ground the Whitley burst into flames. |