Brown, Desmond McCooey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Desmond McCooey |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Charles and Norah Brown, of Streatham, London. His Brother, Brian McCooey Brown, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1048 |
Markings | ZP_ |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Burdinne Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | THO' LOST TO SIGHT TO MEMORY EVER DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1182504 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1942 |
End Date | 09-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 170 aircraft but yet another failure with only light damage to Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Burdinne, Belgium |