BRAND, Norman
| Service Numbers: | 410443, V61354 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Warsaw, Poland, 10 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Working Men's College Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Flying Battle, United Kingdom, 24 July 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Panel 260. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410443, No. 102 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 20 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V61354, 6th Field Ambulance | |
| 30 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410443, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Solomon and Zosia Brand; husband of Nita Brand, of South Caulfield, Victoria, Australia.
NOW PRESUMED
KILLED
Victorian Airman
Aavice has just been received that Flight-Sergeant Norman Brand, of Caulfield, aged 25 years, who was reported missing some months ago, has now been officially presumedkilled in action. Educated at Melbourne Technical College, he volunteered for service early in 1942 and trained at Somers, Port Pirie and Nhill, becoming an observer and navigator.
Flight-Sgt. Brand who, with his fellow crew members, was attached to a bomber command squadron, was returning to England from a raid over Germany when his plane was shot down over the English Channel. There Flt.-Sgt. Brand, was only one known survivor. He was recommended for his commission, having taken part in 19 operational flights over Germany, which included the D Day invasion of Europe.
During his short civilian adult life he showed a keen interest in Jewish affairs. He is survived by his young widow, Mrs. Nita Brand, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Brand of Caulfield.
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