Rooks, Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert |
Surname | Rooks |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Muriel Amy Rooks, of Leeds. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | L7575 |
Markings | UG-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leeds (Hunslet New) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 3A. Cons. Grave 290. |
Epitaph | SO BRAVE, SO YOUNG HE MET HIS FATE REWARD HIM, LORD AT THY HEAVENLY GATE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1623561 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1943 |
End Date | 22-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Turbulence and severe icing are thought to have led to the Lancaster breaking up in the air over Colney Health, near St Albans |