Brown, Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sidney |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 30-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Alice Mary Brown, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ375 |
Markings | TX-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. Uncons. Grave 512. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. ONE OF THE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1211203 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1944 |
End Date | 30-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training - cine gun exercise with fighter aircraft |
Reason for Loss | Airborne on 30 Jul 1944 from Westcott to carry out a non-operational day cine gun camera exercise with an associated fighter aircraft. During "mock" evasive action, the wings suffered catastrophic failure, broke away from the fuselage and at 15:23 the aircraft crashed near Chardon, 8 km NNW of the Westcott airfield. |