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Identity
Person No.
2718
Service No.
206602V
Last Name
Brooksbank 1
First Name
Rupert Oswald Deryck
Initials
R O D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 540
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
07 May 1944 92
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, presumed shot down by flak at Maleme, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #FB508
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
24 Squadron 183
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Greece 89
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
SUDA BAY WAR CEMETERY 10
Grave Reference
Coll. grave 13. B. 12-15. 6
Coordinates
35.50017, 24.06028 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Thomas N. Brooksbank and Florence M. Brooksbank, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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