Braybrook, Bertram Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bertram Stanley |
Surname | Braybrook |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Ernest and Lillian May Braybrook, of Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | W1100 |
Markings | TL-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403470 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 630 aircraft including over 100 Lancasters. 900 tons of bombs dropped causing damage to over 15000 houses. 12000 people were bombed out and 279 killed |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over the target area and later crashed on Schouwen, Holland |