Sergeant

Hugh Stainger Brown

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hugh Allan Brown and Ada Brown, of Dunsandel, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Hugh Brown on Leave, Dunsandel 1940
Hugh Brown with parents Alan and Ada Brown

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Ken Sheat
Relationship to casualty: Mother's Cousin
Hugh Stainger Brown was born on the 29th July 1917, educated at Christchurch Boys High School and elisted in 1940. Attended training in Canada in 1941 before posting to 51 Squadron in December 1941, ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
404527
Name:
Hugh Stainger Brown
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
29 July 1917
Place of Birth:
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr Hugh Allan Brown (father), "Birnay", Dunsandel, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
24 November 1940
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Salesman
Employer:
Calder Mackay and Company, Christchurch
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 51 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
26 January 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 117.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Hugh Stainger Brown
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