Name: |
BROKENSHA |
Given Name: |
GUY WARWICK |
Initials: |
G W |
Rank: |
Lieutenant (A)Other Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Navy |
Unit: |
H.M.S. FormidableOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-08-11Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1918-03-20 |
Age: |
24 |
Cause of Death: |
Missing, Death Presumed. He was last seen at about 11.45 p.m. on August 10 when he turned in, in his usual sleeping position, on a camp bed on the Quarter Deck. His squadron was due to fly ashore at 8.0 a.m. on the 11th and his absence was not noticed until he failed to put in an appearance to fly his aircraft ashore. His bed had been slept in, but he was not there at 6 a.m. when his servant went to the quarter deck to remove the bed. This was not unusual as he sometimes turned out early, and at the time his servant thought nothing of it. It can only be assumed that at some time during the night he turned out and in the dark managed to slip and somehow fell over the side; the ship was going fast at the time and being right aft any call for help would have had small chance of being heard. |
Decorations: |
Distinguished Service Cross |
Citations: |
LG Sup 25 June 1940 pg. 3919 |
Additional
Information: |
Son of the Hon. Mr. Justice Joseph Rae Brokensha and Ethel Brokensha; husband of Margaret Beaumont Brokensha, of Wick, Caithness-shire. Born Durban. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2024-08-18
