BROOKES David

  • First Name(s):
    David 
  • Surname:
    BROOKES
  • Service Number:
    DJX338095
  • Rank:

    Able Seaman

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS President III
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    27th April 1943
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Edinburgh (Seafield) Cemetery, Scotland, Section P. Collective Grave 803.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of David and Maria Brookes, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire

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Further Information About BROOKES David

HMS President III was a shore establishment. Based initially in Bristol and then in Windsor, it was the headquarters and accounting base for personnel on Defensively Armed Merchant Ships.

In April 1943 David Brookes was one of a number of naval personnel from HMS President III who were attending a gunnery course at HMS Ferny Ness, East Lothian [also spelt Fernieness in WW2]. As well as a Naval gunnery practice range, the base was also used as by the Fleet Air Arm as a dive bombing range. On 27th April 1943 an aircraft from 770 Squadron, HMS Jackdaw lost control on its second pass and crashed in front of an SMT bus carrying naval personnel, bounced and hit the bus. Fourteen people lost their lives in the ensuing fire – both pilots from HMS Jackdaw, 8 naval personnel from HMS President III, the coach driver and 2 Merchant Seamen.

 

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