Brown, Alfred Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Charles |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Henry and Edith Emily Brown, of Pershore. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ529 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Q. Grave 360. |
Epitaph | BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD. (Note that he was originally interred in Pershore Cemetery 1 with inscription 'DEEP IS HIS MEMORY SWEET IS HIS NAME DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN' and this was replaced when he was re-interred in Pershore Cemetery 2). |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1578712 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | While over Scotland, one of the props began to windmill. Three attempts were made to put the Stirling down at Port Ellen airfield. While making fourth approach the bomber crashed at 2137 near the Watch Office. Of the seven airmen onboard five perished in the crash. Two were injured, one succumbing to his injuries the following day. |