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Name: J A BROWN
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 759 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Heron, Yeovilton
Date of death: 1943-08-10
Aircraft: Sea Hurricane Ib Z 4550
Place of death: Bristol Channel
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: BRISTOL (ARNOS VALE) CEMETERY, Gloucestershire
Commemoration details: Section TTT, Grave 954
Family details: Son of George and Jane Brown, of Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand. His brother George also died on service.
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 759 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Heron, Yeovilton
Date of death: 1943-08-10
Aircraft: Sea Hurricane Ib Z 4550
Place of death: Bristol Channel
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: BRISTOL (ARNOS VALE) CEMETERY, Gloucestershire
Commemoration details: Section TTT, Grave 954
Family details: Son of George and Jane Brown, of Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand. His brother George also died on service.
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