Brown, Benjamin Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Benjamin Francis |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin Franklin Brown and Elnora Brown (née Boyer), of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Husband of Dinita Limon Brown, whom he married on 17 August 1939 in Greenford, Indiana. Father to two sons. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4829 |
Markings | KM-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/133263 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 28 March 1920, Indianapolis, Indiana. Both parents were deceased by the time of his enlistment, Benjamin sen. 30 May 1935 and Elnora 29 July 1922. His sister was listed as next of kin, although he married Dinita Limon Brown (no maiden name listed)on 17 August 1939 in Greenford, Indiana. They had two sons and they lived at East Morris Street, Indianapolis. His will left all his estate to his sister but she wrote and revoked it saying it should go to his wife and two sons. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1943 |
End Date | 02-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak of 1. Flak Division over the target and exploded over Berlin-Kopenick. Crashed at 22.30hrs on the corner of Pritstabelstrasse-Kopenzeile in Kopenick. Crew except for Brown initially buried in a collective grave on 15 March 1942 at Doberitz Standardt-Friedhof and re-interred on 30 October1946. Brown was initially buried in the Geminde-Friedhof at Doberitz and reburied on 12 November 1946. |