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Brown, G.W., Sgt., 1940

Photo: Margaret Allison

In St. John's Churchyard is the Commonwealth war Grave with a private headstone of 566550 Sergeant (Pilot) George William Brown serving with the 77 Squadron Royal Air Force who died 09/10/1940.

The headstone reads:

To our dear son
Sgt. Pilot George W. Brown
killed in action
9 Oct. 1940, aged 23 years.

In God's keeping

Sgt Brown was serving with 77 Squadron. He was a crew member of Whitley V P5091 KN-Y which took off from Topcliffe on a mission to Hanau but crashed in Yorkshire killing all 5 crew. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1939-1940; W.R. Chorley; 1992; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 85 7


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Brown

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

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