LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer John Roland BROWN
From Australia serving in the Royal Air Force
RAF Service No: 39370
Born: Date, Location unavailable
Enlisted in the RAF: Date unavailable
Unit: No. 4 Continental Ferry Flight
Died: Aircraft Accident (Hurricane Mk 1 aircraft P2807), France, 12 May 1940, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Villeneuve-St George’s Old Communal Cemetery, Val de Marne, France
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John Thomas Brown and May Brown, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Jean Brown
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Flying Officer Brown, a pilot from 4 Continental Ferry Flight, delivering a new Hurricane aircraft, crashed on landing in a field 16 km north of Juvincourt. He is believed to have fired a flare before attempting to land.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
RAF Commands Website