Brooks, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Brooks |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Lilian Brooks. Husband of Estella Jessie Brooks, of Herne Bay, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT705 |
Markings | MH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 1. |
Epitaph | GOD GAVE ME A GARDEN SO THAT I MIGHT REST FROM THE TOILS AND THE TURMOILS OF DAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 657597 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 28-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 162 aircraft, 6 losses (3.7%). Oboe equipped Mosquitoes were used to carry out ground marking for the first time (a far more accurate method than parachute sky markers). Furthermore, the target was cloud covered so this raid would otherwise have been the flop that was typical of past raids on the Ruhr valley. In fact the bombing was well concentrated and did much damage to industrial, municipal and residential buildings. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed ENE of Uden, Holland |