Brander, Huntley Donald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Huntley Donald |
Surname | Brander |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edith Brander. B.Sc. (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3664 |
Markings | MG-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. F. 11. |
Epitaph | FAME IS THE SPUR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/1447 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Brander Lake, Manitoba; 4km SE of Clifton Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P360104/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1941 |
End Date | 30-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Zeven, NE of Bremen |