
William Beaumont Brown
Service number
J/5227
Military unit
408 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force
Address
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Date of birth
23 May 1920
Date of death
27 Mar 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Employment, education or hobbies
Student.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
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Family history
Son of Thomas Allsop Brown and Mary Charlotte Beaumont Brown, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Military history
27/28 March 1942 Hampden AT176 408 Sqn. Took off 19.21 from RAF Balderton to mine lay the Weser Estuary. Intercepted by 22.42, North Sea off Terschelling by Bf110 R4+EC night fighter piloted by Oblt Helmut Lent NJG2 killing all crew.
F/L William Brown RCAF
Sgt Charles Dunn RCAF
Sgt Robert Howell
Sgt Clifford Brown - All missing.
Extra information
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