Brown, Peter Robert Duncan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Robert Duncan |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Duncan Brown and Hilda Frances Brown, of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD797 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | V. C. 11. |
Epitaph | NEITHER OUR SENSE OF LOSS NOR OUR SENSE OF PRIDE DIMINISHES WITH THE PASSING OF TIME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 88403 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kerkhof, Crommstraat, Linde Peer, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar & inscribed marble tablet |
Memorial Text | in de nacht van 2 op 3 juni 1941 verloren vier militairen van het 50 Sqn RAF met een Hampden hun leven in Linde-Peer |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1941 |
End Date | 03-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from aerodrome. Crashed near to Linde, Belgium. Unknown cause for loss. |