Brannon, Walter Alan Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Alan Frederick |
Surname | Brannon |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Walter and Gladys Irene Brannon, of Norbury, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | X3762 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2A. C. 1-5. |
Epitaph | TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656869 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1942 |
End Date | 20-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (75% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over France |