Geoffrey William BROWN

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BROWN, Geoffrey William

Service Number:	426035
Enlisted:	23 May 1942, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 625 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1922
Home Town:	Corinda, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Flying Battle, Germany, 4 November 1944, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany 28. B. 4.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 426035
23 May 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 426035, No. 625 Squadron (RAF), Brisbane, Qld.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Edgar William and Vera Hilda Eugenia Brown, of Corinda, Queensland, Australia.

HE RESTS IN PEACE, HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE

Lancaster PB154 - no news after take off 1715 hours 4 November - presumed over target Bochum Dark.

BROWN.— In loving memory of our dearly beloved eldest Son and Brother, 426035, F/O. Geoffrey William Brown, R.A.A.F., attached to R.A.F. Lancaster Squadron 625, who lost his life over Bouchum, Germany, November 4th, 1944, also a tribute to the gallant Crew, who perished with him. Father, Mother, Betty, Don, Valmai, Gwenyth, and Lindsay.

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