Brown, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 18-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Sarah Isabel Brown, of Weeton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V5517 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Weeton (St. Barnabas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 627077 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | WOp |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
F/Sgt Brown is part of a crew with five other Blenheims from 107 (at that time on loan to Coastal Command) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1941 |
End Date | 18-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Leuchars |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping strike on an enemy convoy off Norway |
Reason for Loss | F/Sgt Brown sustained injuries from which he died. It is recorded that he died due to compound fracture of the skull due to enemy action. The aircraft otherwise made a safe return to England |