Brown, Richard Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Arnold |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Aloysius Brown, and of Annie Brown, of Blackburn, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | HF891 |
Markings | -N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. A. 9-10. |
Epitaph | LIFE IS ETERNAL, LOVE WILL REMAIN, IN GOD'S OWN TIME WE WILL MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 978265 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2243. Crashed in the Monchengladbach area |