Name : Dennis Brennen Son of : Benjamin and Dorothy May Brennen (née Simmonds); husband of Dorothy Ena Brennen, of Upper Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born : 1922 Brading. Married : 1942, Dorothy Ena Tribbick, St Paul's Church Gatten. One daughter, Maureen Elizabeth, born 1943. |
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Electoral roll information : 1922 : The family are at The Cot, Landguard Road, Shanklin. |
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Service Details
: Sergeant 1600210 Dennis Brennen (Air Gunner), 83 Sqn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
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Casualty Details
: Died : 4th April 1943 aged 20. Buried at : Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these
Memorials : Shanklin War Memorial |
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Further Information
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The aircraft left RAF Wyton at 19.50 on Ops to Essen. All the crew were killed when the aircraft crashed near the target area. Flt/Lt Hope came from Balwyn, Victoria, Australia. It is not known whether the Billingtons were related. |
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Links : 83 Sqn., Royal Air Force |
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Acknowledgements : John Bloodworth for Royal Air Force research |
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Page status : Page last updated : July 2012 |