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BROWN, Stephen Watson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 413849 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 582 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1923 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 28 May 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery, France Section 18. Plot 1. Row D. Grave 6., Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery, Rennes, Brittany, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 413849 | |
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| 13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 413849 | |
| 28 May 1944: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, No. 582 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Stephen Edward and Ethel Maud Brown of Mosman, NSW
Flight Lieutenant Stephen Watson Brown 413849 served with Number 156 Squadron RAF and Number 7 Squadron RAF as an Observer. On 1 April 1944 he was posted to Number 582 Pathfinder Squadron RAF and promoted to Flight Lieutenant. He was killed during air operations, when Lancaster aircraft ND814 was hit by flak and exploded over the French town of Rennes
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