Brown, John Hilton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Hilton |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Annie Brown, of Middleton, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7851 |
Markings | TL-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambrai (Route De Solesmes) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row B. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS COMRADES AND HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 10928 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 27/380/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1943 |
End Date | 09-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg. 335 aircraft, 8 losses (2.4%) using H2S and visual marking as Nuremburg was out of the range of Oboe. Ground haze prevented accurate marking and as a result the bombing was spread over a wide area, much of it outside the city limits. Much damage of MAN and Siemens factories together with railway installations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Asvesnes les Aubert, France |