Brown, Roland
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roland |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Norah Alice Brown, of Bowburn, Co. Durham. B.Sc. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ406 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp |
Grave Reference | IV. B. 38. |
Epitaph | GRANT HIM, O LORD, ETERNAL REST. FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER AND THE GLORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1059977 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1409 Flt (Meteorological) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 16-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Special Task |
Reason for Loss | Believed lost over Belgium |