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Brown, John Laurence

Date of birth:
October 20th, 1902 (Lesmahagow/South Lanarkshire, Scotland)
Date of death:
September 18th, 1944 (Groesbeek/Gelderland, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: VI. Row: G. Grave: 12.
Service number:
74440
Nationality:
British

Biography

Wing Commander
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

John lost his life when he returned to his glider 440917 to collect his sleeping bag when he was hit by gunfire from a strafing Bf 109, Breedeweg at Groesbeek; died of wounds next day.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Squadron Leader
Unit:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1941
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Squadron Leader
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Squadron Leader
Awarded on:
June 2nd, 1943
Mentioned in Dispatches

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