Brown, Donald Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Arthur |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Jessie Brown of Langford Beck. Fiancé of Valerie Ebsworth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED503 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 143. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1022 (Block 101, Column 5, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1576940 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Northlands, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial, Inscribed Stone Tablets and Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster ED503 - 29th January 1943 |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of IX Sqn Lancaster ED503 & her crew who were lost on 2th January 1943 Lest We Forget |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Worked on a farm before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | While taking part in a fighter affiliation exercise over the Lincolnshire Fens the aircraft crashed on farmland near Sibsey. Crew of six all killed |