BRASHER, Edward Keith Forbes
| Service Number: | 404949 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane Queensland , 9 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Windsor State School, Brisbane Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 14 September 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sage War Cemetery, Sage, Oldenburg, Germany Plot 11. Row B. Grave 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
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| 5 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404949, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 7 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 404949, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Posted in | |
| 11 Sep 1942: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Medal, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, See citation in personal stories | |
| 14 Sep 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 404949, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Edwald Joshiah and Amy Brasher, of Windsor, Queensland, Australia.
GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN
D.F.M. to Sergeant Edward Keith Forbes Brasher, 26, of Brisbane, a member of a R.A.A.F. bomber squadron in Britain. One night in August Brasher was captain of an aircraft which attacked Dusseldorf. Some miles from the target his aircraft was also attacked by hostile fighters, and suffered damage to the tail plane. Despite this. Brasher pressed on and ombed his objective. Shortly after leaving the target, area the aircraft was attacked by a Junkers 88, and was again dam aged and the wireless operator wounded. Brasher enabled therear gunner to fire an effective burst which caused the Junkers to become enveloped in flames. Brasher then flew his damaged aircraft to its base. 'Throughout he displayed great courage and determination,' the citation said.
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