Brown, Bruce Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Bruce Harold |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter John and Elsie Maud Brown, of Bassendean, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM624 |
Markings | DX-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 260. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429645 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1944 |
End Date | 07-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gravenhorst |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. The target was the junction of the Mitteland Canal with the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Gravenhorst which is sometimes quoted as the target |