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BROWN, Leo Frederick Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 416018 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 156 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Stirling West, SA, 26 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Stirling (SA), Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | AIrcraft shot down on night bombing raid, North sea, North West Europe, 24 June 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede (Air Forces) Memorial, Surrey, England, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Savings Bank of South Australia Honour Roll WW2, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 416018, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 416018 | |
| 24 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 416018, No. 156 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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LANCASTER EE127 CODE GTX MK 111 MISSING WAS SHOT DOWN OVER THE NORTH SEA ON 25 JUNE 1943 ALL CREW KILLED EE127 WAS FROM SQDN 158 PATH FINDERS WHERE ON A MISSION AND TARGET ELBEFELD 15 AIRCRAFT LEFT TWO MISSING W/O BROWNS LANCASTER EE127 AND P/O HUDSON RAF LANCASTER MISSING BOTH SHOT DOWN OVER NORTH SEA COST SOUTH HOLLAND BY JU88 NIGHT FIGHTER PIOLT HEINRICH PRINZ ZU SAYN WITTGENSTEIN. JU 88CP6N/EGB
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