Identity
Person No.
3121
Service No.
61045
Last Name
First Name
William Westbrooke
Initials
W W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Wellington W5416, target Kiel, presumed lost over the North Sea on return leg
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Additional Information
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Son of the Rt. Hon. Henry Burton, P.C., K.C., LL.B., and Helen Marie Burton, of Retreat, Cape Province, South Africa. B.A. (Oxon.). Educated at Diocesan College, Rondebosch, Cape Town and matriculated in 1934. He read English and graduated with a 4th in 1938. He was named after a famous forbear who died in 1888. Born in Daventry, Northants in 1794, he served the British Empire in South Africa and Australia. He was gazetted Pilot Officer on January 19th 1941. A Wellington bomber pilot. His brother also died on service
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project