Brasnett, Raymond Gerard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Raymond Gerard |
Surname | Brasnett |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9146 |
Markings | BU-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. B. 10-12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/86619 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 289 aircraft, 18 losses (6.2%). PFF had difficulty in identifying the target and as a result were unable to draw the main force from a decoy fire. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed close to Oss, Holland |