Glen Wesley Brooks Obituary
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Glen Wesley Brooks Obituary
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Glenn's obituary written after the death of his wife, Dora. it details his service in 426 Squadron and records the location of his grave in Kieve, Germany.
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MBrooksGW198013-200813-02
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By Myno Van Dyke
Glen Wesley BROOKS Pilot Officer/Air Gunner J88793
[photograph]
Glen Wesley Brooks
From Newcastle. Ontario. Killed in action October 7, 1944 at age 21. He was born on December 21, 1922 in Darlington Twp. and was married to Dora M. Martin (from Clarke Twp.) on April 24, 1943. Dora was the daughter of James P. Martin and Laural McMillan. Dora Martin died in Bowmanville June 10, 2001.
Glen Brooks served with the #426 Thunderbird Squadron. His Halifax aircraft # NP 789, was shot down by flak during a night operation to Dortmund, Germany. P/O J.T. Short was also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, was missing and believed killed. Three Canadians, F/L Scott. F/O Ames, and P/O Mack were taken Prisoners of War. One other Canadian, P/O Livingstone, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Brooks is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kieve, Germany
Glen Wesley BROOKS Pilot Officer/Air Gunner J88793
[photograph]
Glen Wesley Brooks
From Newcastle. Ontario. Killed in action October 7, 1944 at age 21. He was born on December 21, 1922 in Darlington Twp. and was married to Dora M. Martin (from Clarke Twp.) on April 24, 1943. Dora was the daughter of James P. Martin and Laural McMillan. Dora Martin died in Bowmanville June 10, 2001.
Glen Brooks served with the #426 Thunderbird Squadron. His Halifax aircraft # NP 789, was shot down by flak during a night operation to Dortmund, Germany. P/O J.T. Short was also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, was missing and believed killed. Three Canadians, F/L Scott. F/O Ames, and P/O Mack were taken Prisoners of War. One other Canadian, P/O Livingstone, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Brooks is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kieve, Germany
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Myno van Dyke, “Glen Wesley Brooks Obituary,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/31152.