Brown, Charles Harold Latshaw
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles Harold Latshaw |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles R. Brown and Douglas Woodhall Brown, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8536 |
Markings | NP-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barmby-on-the-Moor Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | OF HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64344 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Brown Falls, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Falls |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12437 (P366520/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1942 |
End Date | 27-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (84% moon) |
Operation | Kiel- to attack a floating dock |
Reason for Loss | Engine fire broke out immediately after take-off. Bomb load was jettisoned and aircraft got caught in the blast |