RAF Pilot
Paul
Rigby
Brooke
Born in Pembury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Sinclair Brooke MA
and Violet (Wason) Brooke
Brother of
Henry James Sinclair Brooke O.B.E., Rollo Sinclair Brooke, William Graham Sinclair Brooke and Violet Honor (Brooke) Stewart
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 29
in Germany
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2016
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Biography
Paul Brooke was born in Pembury, Kent, England.
RAF Pilot Paul Brooke served in the Royal Air Force in World War II
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Paul Rigby Sinclair Brooke was born on 24 Jul 1912 in Pembury, Kent, England to parents Canon Henry Sinclair Brooke and Violet Wason. His birth was registered in Tonbridge, Kent, England in 1912 Sep Qtr.[1]
He attended the Monkton Combe School. He earned a BA degree in 1934 at Trinity College.[2]
He served in the British military during World War II as an RAF Volunteer Reserve Pilot, 9th Squadron.[3]
He died on 6 Apr 1942 in Germany and was buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.[4]
His will was probated on 18 Jun 1943 in Llandudno, Sussex, England.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FPW-ZH7 : 1 October 2014), Paul R S Brooke, 1912; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tonbridge, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ List of Trinity men who fell in World War II - Trinity College Chapel
- ↑ RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces Roll of Honour (Courtesy CWGC)
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18405975/paul-rigby_sinclair-brooke: accessed 29 November 2023), memorial page for Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) Paul Rigby Sinclair Brooke (24 Jul 1912–6 Apr 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #18405975, citing Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
- ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7XH5-MMN2 : 27 August 2019), Paul Rigby Sinclair Brooke, 18 Jun 1943; citing Probate, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain; FHL microfilm.
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