Brown, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Freeland Brown and Mary Luella Brown. Husband of Lola Amelia Brown, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ470 |
Markings | XD-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gent City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. 6. 6. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/8793 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Brown Channel, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Channel |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mechelen to attack engine sheds |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been hit by flak, causing this aircraft to break away from the main force, after which it fell victim to two Fw190s and crashed 5km east of Gent |