Brown, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Ethel Brown, of South Shields, Co. Durham. Husband of Beatrice Brown. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6796 |
Markings | DY-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 40. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1100635 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three 102 Squadron Whitleys lost with not a single survivor |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10180 (P363632/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Berlin- industrial, railway and utility targets hit. Last raid on Berlin for more than a year |
Reason for Loss | Requested a bearing at 0726 but did not acknowledge the reply |