Brown, William Elliott
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Elliott |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Easson Brown and Jessie Madeleine Brown, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3750 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 83-86 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | HOW CAN MAN DIE BETTER THAN FACING FEARFUL ODDS" MACAULEY'S "HORATIUS" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78076 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 22-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 291 aircraft. Marker flares, dropped using Gee, were off target which meant that the whole operation was inaccurate, although the Thyssen steelworks was hit and almost 100 houses destroyed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed east of Eindhoven |