BROSTEAUX, Joseph
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rank: F/Lstatus: survived
airforce: RAF (no: 133258 )
born: 1914-04-15 Fosses Belgium
added by: Adrian Dwyer
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Sgt Pilot Brosteaux was with the 3 Regiment of Aéronautique Militaire Belge when the country was invaded.
Having flown in France he was patriated to Belgium on 20 August 1940 - from where he escaped to Portugal on 1st June 1942.
Joseph Brosteaux arrived in the UK on 20 August 1942. He enlisted to the RAFVR as P/O and trained at: 5 PAFU (19 November 1942), AFU (23 December 1942) andOTU (9 February 1943). Posted to 350 Squadron on April 6th 1943, he was promoted to F/O on 16 May 1943. Rested and posted to RAF Belgian Depot, 5 November 1944 on promotion to F/Lt on 16 November 1944, where he stayed for the rest of the hostilities. Joseph Brosteaux died on March 23, 1986.
Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Croix des Evadés, Military Decoration 2nd Class
(Information kindly provided by André Bar)
Having flown in France he was patriated to Belgium on 20 August 1940 - from where he escaped to Portugal on 1st June 1942.
Joseph Brosteaux arrived in the UK on 20 August 1942. He enlisted to the RAFVR as P/O and trained at: 5 PAFU (19 November 1942), AFU (23 December 1942) andOTU (9 February 1943). Posted to 350 Squadron on April 6th 1943, he was promoted to F/O on 16 May 1943. Rested and posted to RAF Belgian Depot, 5 November 1944 on promotion to F/Lt on 16 November 1944, where he stayed for the rest of the hostilities. Joseph Brosteaux died on March 23, 1986.
Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Croix des Evadés, Military Decoration 2nd Class
(Information kindly provided by André Bar)
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