Brooker, Bernard Chapman
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Bernard Chapman |
Surname | Brooker |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 11-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Joan Mary Brooker, of Peterborough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB669 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Peterborough (Eastfield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. 1. Block 16. Grave 6618. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD (Laurence Binyon: For the Fallen) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172486 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft on loan from NTU (Night Training Unit) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1043/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1043/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1945 |
End Date | 11-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Weston, east of Molesworth airfield, Northamptonshire |