Brown, Edward James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward James |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eric James Brown and Florence Ethel Brown. of Eastry Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR878 |
Markings | TL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kuinre General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 22. Grave 40D. |
Epitaph | WITH HIS COMRADES OF THE NIGHT HE FLEW ONWARD TO MEET THE MORNING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 52566 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 01-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 622 aircraft, 47 losses (7.6%). Stirling losses were some 16.0% Fighter flares were used by the German night-fighters for the first time to mark the path of the main force both into and out of the target area. This raid was not a success. Cloud, combined with the now familiar problems with the H2S equipment and the effective defences of the city conspired to make the PFF marking very difficult. Creepback was an additional problem and it is said that the fires stretched back some 30 miles! Only 85 homes were destroyed. There were 68 deaths. Goebbels ordered that all children and any adults not engaged in war work be evacuated to the country. |
Reason for Loss | Sent down either by a night-fighter or the photo-flash igniting. Came down at Kuinre, SE of Lemmer, Holland |