Brown, Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Arnold |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cyril and Edith Brown, of Northampton. Husband of Miriam Doris Brown, of Northampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim |
Serial Number | Z5794 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. N. 8. |
Epitaph | A BELOVED HUSBAND, A DEARLY LOVED SON. WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 746717 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-12-1940 |
End Date | 11-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Killed when Allied fighters strafed a column of marching PoW, having mistaken them for German troops. The incident took place near Gresse, Germany. Died in Boisenburg hospital. |