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BROOKS, Philip Gardener
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407219 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 26 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 22 May 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 24. Row A. Grave 6. Inscription: "DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORIE, FATHER OF ANTHONY AND JULIE" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Peters - St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, Sydney Commonwealth Bank Adelaide WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 407219 | |
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| 17 Aug 1940: | Involvement Flying Officer, 407219 | |
| 17 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 17 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407219 | |
| 22 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45, Killed in air operations over Ambon. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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