Research request

Can anyone help with any details about the following men who died in WW2?
Both are named on our college world war 2 memorial board, and it would be nice to put a story to the names.
I have copied the details from the GWGC site which includes the service number for each.

Any help would be appriciated

LAWLEY, RAYMOND
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Nav.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 635 Sqdn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 31/03/1944
Service No: 1579443

Lance Bombardier SIDNEY WILSON BROOKES
1518883, 124 Field Regt., Royal Artillery, who died age 23, on 25 June 1942

 

Hi Wolves Guy, which college i collect college registers and college rolls of honour relating to ww2

 

Hi wtid45,
The college is in walsall west mids.
Looking at the information from the CWGC I think all the guys that are listed on the memorial lived around the college area at the time of WW2.
Just pm me if you need any other information

 

http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/field/page124.html

124 Fd Regt part of 50th Div.

Have a look at their war diary at Kew.

WO 169/4605
Covering dates1942 Jan.- Apr., July- Dec.

Opps that one misses out June '42.

 

F/S R LAWLEY flew Lancaster III JB356 CODE F2-X

Crashed while on Operational flight ot Nurnberg. Shot down by Oberts Helmut Schulte from NJG5 on the way out. The Lancaster crashed at Ercksdorf, near Eichenhain. His crew is buried in Hannover
Other crew members are C A Lyon, L A Chapell, H G Hoves, J C Guthrie, V E Aspin, J L Atkinson. no survivors, details on CWGC you will find them by typin ghteir names and/or Hannover cemetery.

Hope this helps.

 

Brookes could have quite possibly been killed whilst involved in the retreat from the Gazala Line.
Have a read here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gazala

 

Skipper & Wessex Wyvern,
Sorry for the late reply ,but I lost my connection and have been off line for a bit
Thank you for the information on Lawley and Brookes I am most greatful
Thank you both again.

Dave