Brown, William Austin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Austin |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Austin Everard Brown and Florence Maggie Brown, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. Husband of Joan Brown (née Alder), of Sunderland. Joan was also enlisted with Bomber Command. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | W8302 |
Markings | OM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. A. 2. |
Epitaph | AN INCOMPARABLE SON WHOSE MEMORY WILL NEVER DIE. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1052824 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/844/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/844/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1943 |
End Date | 11-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Roosendaal- to bomb railway marshalling yards |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed NW of Etten, Holland. All the crew baled out but at a very low altitude |