BROWN, Edwin Hanlon
| Service Number: | 402724 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 682 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Qld., 9 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Undulla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School, Dalby High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk - Union Bank |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Algiers, Algiers, Algeria, New Guinea, 5 May 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alia Cemetery 12 H 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia Limited 'In Memoriam' WW2 Honour Roll, Tara Shire WW2 Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402724, No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402724 | |
| 5 May 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402724, No. 682 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, KIA - Algiers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas John Brown and Beatrice Lilian Brown, of Upper Undulla, Queensland
Flying Officer Edwin Brown was the Pilot of a No. 682 Squadron Royal Air Force CB IV Spitfire AA803 operating from Royal Air Force Station Maison Blanche in Algeria that was lost during air operations four miles north of Algiers in Algeria on 5th May 1943.
Flying Officer Edwin Hanlon BROWN (Aus.402724), Royal Australian Air Force, No. 682 Squadron (since deceased). This officer has completed 62 sorties and has invariably displayed great skill and determination. This was amply demonstrated one day in April, 1943, when he successfully accomplished a reconnaissance flight over Naples and adjacent area in the face of heavy and accurate fire from the ground defences. His keenness and devotion to duty have been worthy of high praise. London Gazette No. 36022, Dated 1943-05-21
This young officer, who was 25 years of age, was born at Toowoomba, and was the youngest son of Mrs. Brown and the late Mr. T. J. Brown, of Undulla Creek, Tara. After passing hls scholarship examination he came to the Dalby High School, where he was a pupil in the years 1932-33. He passed his Junior University examination in 1933, and soon afterwards received an appointment on the staff of the Union Bank at Toowoomba. After two or three years there he was transferred to the Crow's Nest branch at Sydney, and soon after the outbreak of war enlisted with the R.A.A.F., in which he had a distinguished career. Nine months ago, after the Dieppe raid, he was among the pilots of the Army Co-oporatlon Command who were commended for photographs taken prior to and after the raid. Whilst at the High School young "Ted" Brown showed great promise, both as a scholar and an athlete, and he was a good footballer and a strong swimmer. Later, when in Sydney he was associated with the Manly Lifesaving Club, which he represented in some Australian championships. His old schoolmates and the many friends of the family in the Tara district will regret to learn that a brilliant career has been cut short by his untimely death.
Edwin came to work in Sydney as a bank clerk with the Union Bank at Crows Nest and he lived at 56 Fairlight Street, Manly and joined the Many Life Saving Club and Manly Hockey Club. He compted in the Manly LSC team in the Surfboat Championships.