Brown, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Emma Brown. Husband of Doris Brown, of Darlington, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6231 |
Markings | ZA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. A. 15. |
Epitaph | HIS TASK ACCOMPLISHED HIS DUTY DONE. REMEMBERED BY ALL WHO LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 562022 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1939 |
End Date | 01-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnoitre Hanover area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Hanover |