Brown, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 20-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Margaret Brown, of Manly Vale, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND755 |
Markings | TL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Witzenbach Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414768 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 20-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 583 aircraft in two forces, 2.5 hours apart. 7 losses (1.2%). The bombing was not especially concentrated but the strategically important Bosch factory was hit and serious damage caused in many districts. 376 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Witzenbach, north of Seltz, Germany |