Brooker, Gordon Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Roy |
Surname | Brooker |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur John and Ina Brooker, of Seaton Park, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ614 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. F. 28. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 407040 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1943 |
End Date | 25-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin- cloud covered again |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 20000' and crashed at Borkheide, Germany |