Brook, William Arthur Darville
Personal Information
Rank | AVM |
Forename(s) | William Arthur Darville |
Surname | Brook |
Gender | M |
Age | 52 |
Decorations | CB, CBE, IGSM, Twice-MiD |
Date of Death | 17-08-1953 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Frederick & Agnes Beatrice Brook; Husband of Marjorie Jean Brookof Senior Officer Quarters Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Gloster Meteor |
Serial Number | VT290 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Commemorated in Oxford Crematorium, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 16029 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | JCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
AOC No 3 Group Bomber Command |
Mentioned in Despatches January 1943 and June 1943 |
His CBE was promulgated without citation in the London Gazette on 1 January 1944 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1953 |
End Date | 17-08-1953 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed at Littey Wood Farm, Bradley, Staffordshire after Pilot lost control. Cause suspected Annoxia. The Pilot was AOC of No 3 Gp Bomber Command |