P/O W. A. Brown . 97 Squadron
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Sgt W. Brown . RCAF 428 Sqd. (d.7th Sep 1943)
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Walter Brown . Home Guard Feltwell Btn.
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Gnr. Walter Ernest Brown VC, DCM.. Royal Australian Army 2/15 Field Regiment. Royal Australian Artillery from Carlton, New South Wales, Australia (d.28th Feb 1942) Walter Brown died on 28th of February 1942 aged 55, he is commemorated on the Kranji War Cemetery in Singapore. He was the son of Francis Samuel and Agnes Brown, husband of Maude Brown, of Carlton, New South Wales, Australia. He had also served in the Grear War and was awarded the Victoria Cross.
The citation in the London Gazette for 16th August, 1918, gives the following details:-
"The company to which Corporal Brown was attached carried out during the night a minor operation, capturing a small system of enemy trenches. Early the next morning the occupants of the newly captured trench were persistently sniped at from an enemy strong-point about 70 yards away. Corporal Brown, on his own initiative made a dash towards that post, which he reached in spite of machine-gun fire. Threatening the occupants with a Mills grenade, he induced them all to come out, and, through further machine-gun fire, brought back prisoner one officer and eleven other ranks."
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H/Capt. Walter L. Brown . Canadian Army 27th Armoured Regiment from Orilla (d.6th June 1944)
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C.P.O. William Sherwood Brown . Royal Navy HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940)
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CPO (GI) William Sherwood Brown . Royal Navy HMS Forfar from Chatham, Kent (d.2nd Dec 1940) CPO (GI) William Sherwood Brown was my grandfather, born in 1897, he joined the Royal Navy at 16, having run away from home to do so. He served during the First World War, mostly on bug gun warships including HMS Ceres. In 1919, HMS Ceres was sent to the Baltic to support the White Russians in their struggle against the Bolsheviks, in which Ceres conducted a Naval gunfire Support Mission. At the end of the First World war my grandfather then joined the Mine Clearance Service, working on a variety of Fleet Minesweepers and converted fishng boats clearing the sea mines laid by all sides. After a varied career, including time at HMS Ganges as an instructor, time on HMS Kent on China Station, and working on a Yangtse River gunboat my grandfather was retired in 1936. Finding no work, he became a Royal Marine Officers Batman at the Royal Marine Barracks in Chatham. This lasted until the outbreak of war when he was recalled to the colours. As a trained Gunner he was placed in charge of the armamaent on the Q ship HMS Forfar. In December 1940, the Forfar was hit by torpedoes fired by the U Boat nicknamed "The Golden Horseshoe". The Forfar being filled with empty barrels, stayed afloat for a long time and all the personnel are believed to have safely embarked into the ships boats. The Golden Horseshoe then came back and machine gunned the survivors. My mother never forgave the Germans. I am proud to serve in the Royal Navy, as did my father. He, my grandfather and I have all served on an HMS Ceres.
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William Brown . Royal Air Force 428 Squadron I and seeking a picture of the crew of Sgt William Brown of DK196, NA- Z 428 Sqd, I have done some research on the crash site, which is not far from my home.
je recherche une photo de l'équipage du Sgt William Brown le DK196 NA-Z Sqd 428 je vais faire des recherches sur le lieu du crash qui se trouve pas très loin de chez moi.
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Pte. William Brown . British Army Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from Glasgow my mother's brother William Brown was captured at St. Valery and taken to Mühlhausen, Hesse where I believe he worked in the potassium mines at Dorndorf. He died in 1958 due the his lungs being damaged. I am looking for information or his family who could help me.
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F/O William Wallace Brown . Royal Canadian Air Force 298 Sqdn. from New Brunswick (d.31st August 1944) F/O William Brown was killed in August 1944 flying a special operation out of Tarrant Rushton. His Halifax V bomber LL343 T-L left Tarrant Rushton at 23.59 hours heading for Belgium on SOE mission "Osric". It is believed that the aircraft was shot down over the English Channel. All the crew were killed and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. The full crew were:
F/O F. Sayles, DFM, Airbomber
F/O W.W. Brown, Pilot
Sgt W. Bradley, Flt. Engineer
F/O R.D. MacDuff, Navigator
F/Sgt F. Pearson, Wop/Airgunner
F/Sgt J.B. Smith Wop/Airgunner
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William "Bear" Brown . British Army 8th Army (Desert Rats) My grandfather was William Brown. He was gunned down on a beach after making it from the landing craft. I know he was in the 8th Army (Desert Rats) and was lost in the desert once and survived. I believe he was from Sheffield, because my father was a Sheffield man. He had a nickname of "Bear Brown" because when upset he would bearhug his opponent into submission.
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Pte. William Arthur Brown . British Army Royal Army Service Corps from Ramsgate, Kent (d.6th Nov 1941) My uncle William Brown enlisted into the Buffs and ended up in Portadown, Northern Ireland. He died after being involved in an accident (I know no details) in 1941, aged 19. My sister and I went to Lurgan N.I. to visit his war grave.
Does anyone know anything about Portadown in WW2?
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Pte. William McNair Brown . British Army Seaforth Highlanders from Greenoch, Scotland William Brown was my uncle who I never met. He was captured in the rear guard action of St Valery during battle of Dunkirk. He spent the entire war as a prisoner. He managed to escape at least once during this time. He was forced to labour at a mine and my mom says there were Russians in the same camp.
When liberated he and others were sent to Southern Ireland to recuperate as Scotland was still under rations. He had TB as a result of the camps and never was able to work after the war due to this disability. He passed away in 1966 at a age of 46.
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F/O William King Brown . Royal Air Force
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Gnr William Brember Brown . British Army 109 coast bty, 201 fixed defences Royal Artillery from Tillicoultry My dad wrote poems during his time in the ww2 war in it he starts by where he started and finished. Tillicoultry to Paignton Plymouth London Shoeburyness Southend on sea south shields tynemouth Clyde on our way North Africa on board (Circassia) stinking ship! Algiers Bone Constantine Bizerte Tunis RATD
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Pte. William George Brown . British Army 1st Battalion Welsh Regiment
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OS William Michael Brown . Royal Navy HMS Defiant from Walworth, London
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Pte. William Joseph Brown . British Army 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queen's Own) from Bermondsey (d.18th Aug 1944) He left his wife Florrie, daughter Jean (age 3), and son George (age 1) for Normandy. He is laid to rest in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
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Sergeant A H Brown. . Royal Air Force No.149 Sqd. (d.6th June 1944)
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Sgt. C. L. Brown. . 429 Sqd
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P/O Ernest Henry Brown. . Royal Air Force 58 Sqd. (d.20th Oct 1940)
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Sgt George William Brown. . 77 sqd
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L. C. Brown. . 428 Sqd. (d.17th Aug 1944)
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F/S Murray Gordon Brown. DFC. RAAF 12sqd
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P/O Seymour Villiers Brown. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.31st Aug 1943) Navigator Seymour Brown died on 31st Aug 1943 he was on the crew of Lancaster III ED972 PH-R with 12sqd
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Sgt Stephen Hugh Colin Brown. . Royal Air Force 76 sqd (d.17th Apr 1943 )
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Albert Edward "Bronco" Browne . British Army Royal West Kent Rgt. I am seeking any information regarding my father, Albert Edward Browne, nicknamed Bronco, who served with the Royal West Kent Regiment (originally Maidstone based). He served in India before the war and was the lightweight boxing champion for the Regiment 193? in Secundrabad. He served in France with the BEF and was captured in 1939. He became a POW in Stalag 8B in Upper Silesia, Poland.
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Sergeant Anthony John Browne . RAF (d.6th January 1942) My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off.
RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model? Others killed were Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard) C J Cornes Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery) Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery) Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery) A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery) Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.
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Sergeant Anthony John Browne . RAF (d.6th January 1942) My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?
Others killed were Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard) C J Cornes Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery) Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery) Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery) A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery) RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived. Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.
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WO. David Browne . Royal Navy SS Arandora Star. (d.2nd July 1940) The family of the David Browne wishes to try and find any photos of David that may exist with his old Navy pals. David perished on board the SS Arandora Star.
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