Brown, Arthur (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1943-December-05

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Birth Date: 1916

Born:

Parents: Son of Owen and Florence Brown, of St. John\'s, Newfoundland.

Spouse:

Home: St John's, Newfoundland

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

258 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
In Medias Res In the thick of things

Base

RAF Kenley

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

102062

Memorial Location
Google MapSingapore War Memorial
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258 Squadron (In Medias Res) Hurricane II aircraft LA 105 "J" lost in air combat leading an attack against Japanese bombers and fighters on an Allied airfield in the Chittagong area. Flight Lieutenant A Brown (RAFVR)(Nfld) missing, presumed killed (C Shores). Flight Lieutenant Brown has no known grave and is commemorated on the Singapore War Memorial. Flight Lieutenant Brown had been one of the pilots flown into Java from HMS Indomitable in January, 1941.