LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Walter Charles BROOKS
Service No: 56553
Born: Warragul VIC, 9 December 1897
Enlisted in the RAAF: 25 May 1942
Discharged from the RAAF: 9 January 1946
Unit at Discharge: No. 1 Stores Depot, Fishermen’s Bend VIC
Died: 27 March 1947, Aged 49 Years
Buried: Frankston Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: No additional information
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 9 January 1946, Leading Aircraftman Brooks, a Driver Motor Transport, was discharged from the RAAF on demobilisation.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 56553