Simon Glancey has submitted the following:
Sgt Brown was killed in Douglas Boston IV BZ532 of 55 Squadron, R.A.F., which was lost on a mission to attack railway yards at Buttrio, Italy. It crashed near Organo, with the loss of all four crew.
For your tomorrow: A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915, Volume 2, E. Martyn, 1999, Volplane Press, ISBN 978-0473053115, page 324
He is remembered in Alnwick on A11.01