BROOKS Leslie G

  • First Name(s):
    Leslie 
    G 
  • Surname:
    BROOKS
  • Service Number:
    PJX235416
  • Rank:

    Able Seaman

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Puckeridge
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    6th September 1943
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England, Panel 74, Column 1.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William Henry and Blanche Sarah Brooks, of Redditch, Worcestershire

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BROOKS Leslie G Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch War Memorial

Further Information About BROOKS Leslie G

HMS Puckeridge was a Type II Hunt Class Escort Destroyer. She was launched on 17th October 1940 and saw action in the English Channel, North Africa and Sicily. On 6th September 1943 she was on escort and patrol duty in the Mediterranean when she was torpedoed by U617 whilst on passage to Gibraltar. Two torpedoes hit the ship’s stern detonating a magazine. The ship sank in 8 minutes with the loss of 62 crew members, 129 survivors were rescued.

Leslie Brooks has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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