Brown, Cyril Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Cyril Douglas |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clara Brown, and Stepson of Arthur Potiphar, of Brighton, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED782 |
Markings | QR-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4A. D. 5. |
Epitaph | DEAR THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT, WE SMILE WITH THE WORLD BUT NEVER FORGET. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1272049 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1943 |
End Date | 30-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt Gunther Stege of 8./NJG3 at 00.30hrs, crashing in the North Sea near the Frisian Islands, 30kms North East of Heligoland. |