Brookes, Melvin John Halls
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Melvin John Halls |
Surname | Brookes |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John Halls Brookes and Violet Hilda Brookes, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB892 |
Markings | KN-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sleen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 12. Coll. grave 289-293. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE YET MAY LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 574090 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into woods west of Emmen, Holland |