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Brookes, Wilfred

Date of birth:
November 17th, 1913 (Ormskirk/Lancashire, England)
Date of death:
June 2nd, 1942 (Kranenburg/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
Buried on:
Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: VI. Row: A. Grave: 3-4.
Service number:
1069578
Nationality:
British

Biography

Sergeant
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
78 Sqdn.

Wilfred lost his life when his plane, Halifax W7698 78 Squadron crashed at the Genneper Weg 2, Reichswald at Kranenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany.
Takeoff at 22:55 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1942
RAF Wireless Operator Air Gunner Badge

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