Broadbent, Gerald Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald Francis |
Surname | Broadbent |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Broadbent, of Halifax. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9510 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Halifax (Stoney Royd) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 248. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1491322 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Long Marston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Port engine burst into flames in flight. Crashed at Castle Eaton, Wiltshire |