Brook, Kenneth Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Richard |
Surname | Brook |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Austin Fred and Cora Margaret Brook, of Strathalbyn, South Australia. Husband of Mary Louise Brook, of Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB699 |
Markings | BS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (North Bierely) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. Grave 365. |
Epitaph | AT THE RISING AND THE SETTING OF THE SUN WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416165 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Diversionary raid comprising 95 aircraft in support of main operations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder, crashing near Cottesmore airfield. |