Brown, Douglas Stewart
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas Stewart |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Herman Brown and Ethel May Brown (née Belfry) of 10, Rumsey Road, Leaside, Toronto, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5551 |
Markings | ZN-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XV. C. 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17621 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
A memorial was unveiled at the scene of the crash on 15 June 1993, exactly 50 years after the incident. |
Date of birth 12 Sept 1923 in Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter at 01:44 hours (Oblt August Geiger of 7./NJG1, his 30th claim) and crashed into a row of beech trees close to heathland at Eerbeek, north-east of Arnhem. |