Brown, Ernest Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Henry |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Beatrice Brown, of Streatham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4171 |
Markings | GE-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wandsworth (Streatham) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block 11. Grave 1062. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY HIS DEATH A SILENT GRIEF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41550 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3867 (P355575/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/543/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/543/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1940 |
End Date | 21-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Skoda armaments facility at Pilsen in Czechoslovakia |
Reason for Loss | Successful raid but became the first victim of a Luftwaffe intruder over England, crashing in the Cleveland Hills near Ingleby Greenhow |