Brander, Anthony Phillip
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Anthony Phillip |
Surname | Brander |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leslie Elgin Brander and Ruby Clarice Brander, of Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV400 |
Markings | QR-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 1-10. |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE GROW OLD. WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424362 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
Although the ORBs state that this aircraft took off from Skellingthorpe, it is known to have taken off from Coningsby, even though the squadron did not officially move there until 1st February. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Northeim in Lower Saxony. No survivors |