Brown, John Armagh Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Armagh Charles |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter George Brown, M.A., B.D., and Martha R. Brown. Husband of Bernice Cristine Brown, of Vancouver, British Columbia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW114 |
Markings | ZL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 8. |
Epitaph | I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE, HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28206 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 12-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne- to bomb railway yards. 135 aircraft, 2 Halifaxes Lost An unsuccessful raid with most of the bombs falling on nearby housing. Only minor damage was inflicted on the railway yards. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have collided with a 432 Sqn Halifax (NA500 QO-G). Crashed in the northern suburbs of Outreau. |