Braham, David Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Frederick |
Surname | Braham |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dudley Disraeli Braham and of Julia Swift Braham (Nee Whiteside), of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. B.A. (Cantab.): Jesus College. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4954 |
Markings | ZA-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 5. Row H. Grave 20. |
Epitaph | I FEEL THAT HE HAS COME OUT INTO THE SUNLIGHT WAY AHEAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 72463 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
A graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge |
Born in Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1940 |
End Date | 12-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Bomb troop concentrations in battle area of Northern France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of Abbeville |