Brown, Bernard Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard Edward |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-02-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE308 |
Markings | UB-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 79. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1281447 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 455 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11962 (P365906/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-02-1942 |
End Date | 06-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mine laying, Frisians |
Reason for Loss | Shot down 70 miles west of Terschelling by Luftwaffe night fighter ace Hptm Helmut Lent - his 30th victim |