Brown, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 22-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown. Husband of Edna Brown, of Waleswood, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7314 |
Markings | EM-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 292 North. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 514578 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Navigator/Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural field location, Wollaston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Manchester bomber L7314 which crash landed near here on 21st June 1941, the bombs exploded killing the crew |
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1233/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1233/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1941 |
End Date | 22-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne |
Reason for Loss | Friendly fire Shot down by a 25 Sqdn Beaufighter and crashed 01:55 on 22 Jun 1941 at Wollaston, 15 km ENE of Northampton. |