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Military service
Service number:
R/86267
Age:
23
Rank:
Warrant Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
112 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
October 13, 1919
Hamiota, Manitoba
Enlistment:
January 2, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
September 19, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Column 272.
Digital gallery of Warrant Officer Wilfred David Brown
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Photo of Wilfred D Brown
Warrant Officer Wilfred D Brown of the 112 (RAF) "Shark" Squadron poses in front of his P-40 Curtiss Kittyhawk III aircraft in the North Africa desert, fall of 1942. -
Photo 2 of Wilfred D Brown
W/O Wilfred Brown in the cockpit of his P-40 Kittyhawk III, while flying with the 112 (RAF) "Shark" Squadron from October 1942 to his death in September 1943. -
Wilfred D. Brown Military Service
A history of W/O Wilfred D. Brown, written by cousin Roy Brown of Virden, Manitoba. (Part 1) -
Wilfred D. Brown Military Service Part 2
Military history of W/O Wilfred D. Brown, written by cousin Roy Brown of Virden, Manitoba. (Part 2) -
Letter dated 13 April 1943
Letter home to Dad, written April 13, 1943 while stationed with the 112 (RAF) squadron in the Middle East. -
Letter 13 April 1943 (Part 2)
Letter home to Dad, written April 13, 1943 while stationed with the 112 (RAF) squadron in the Middle East. (Part 2) -
Letter dated 5 May 1943
Letter home to family, written May 5, 1943 while stationed with the 112 (RAF) sqadron in the Middle East. (Part 1) -
Letter dated 5 May 1943 (Part 2)
Letter home to family, written May 5, 1943 while stationed with the 112 (RAF) squadron in the Middle East. (Part 2) -
Air Force Review July 1943
Wilfred Brown (far left) poses with his squadron buddies (112 RAF) in July 1943 for the cover of Air Force Review. -
Newspaper Clipping
Newpaper Clipping regarding Wilfred Brown. -
Newspaper Clipping 2
Newspaper Clipping regarding Wilfred D. Brown. -
Newspaper Clipping 3
Newspaper article featuring Wilfred D. Brown. -
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Photo of WILFRED DAVID BROWN
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Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Wilfred David Brown
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Wilfred David Brown
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 141 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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