Brown, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred and Gertrude May Brown, of Gloucester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6450 |
Markings | YH-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer |
Grave Reference | Plot 9. Row A. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | FOR ME THE NIGHT HAS PASSED AND I HAVE AWOKEN TO ANOTHER DAWN THAN YOURS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1158274 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7058 (P359875/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1941 |
End Date | 21-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circus |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109s in the vicinity of St. Omer airfield |