Wilfrid Mark Hamilton Brookes
Key Facts
Occupation/Rank: 37846, Flight Lieutenant, 231 Squadron
Date of Death: 16 April 1941
Place of Death: Gloucester Villa, 213 Antrim Road
Age: 23
Known as Mark,he died when No. 213 Antrim Road suffered a direct hit from a parachute mine during the Easter Tuesday Raid. Six others lost their lives at this address.
He belonged to No. 231 Squadron based at Newtownards Airfield which was also bombed during the Easter Tuesday Raid.
He was the son of the Revd. Wilfrid Stanley Brookes and Jane MacNaught Brookes, of Corrie and is buried in the Old Churchyard, Sannox, Kilbride, Isle of Arran.
Related People
| Surname | Forename(s) | Age | Occupation/Rank | Date of Death | Place of Death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faux | Christopher Youraba | 49 | Ministry of Supply | 16 April 1941 | 213 Antrim Road | View |
| Irvine | Georgina | 43 | Maid | 16 April 1941 | 213 Antrim Road | View |
| Kingston | Ronald Victor | 28 | 115422, Captain | 16 April 1941 | 213 Antrim Road | View |
| Orr | Raymond | 31 | Claims Manager | 16 April 1941 | 213 Antrim Road | View |
| Phillips | Edward Warburton | 30 | Engineer | 16 April 1941 | 213 Antrim Road | View |
| Redman | Myrtle Edwina Freida | 23 | Clerk | 16 April 1941 | 213 Antrim Road | View |
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