BROWN, Alexander John

Rank: 
Marine
Unit / Base: 
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Service Number: 
PLY/X110894
P.O.W. number: 
80592
Born: 
Thursday, October 16, 1924
Marine Alexander John Brown 46 Commando

Alexander John Brown, an Apprentice Plater (Shipbuilding) from Liverpool, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 17 December 1942. Marine Brown, 46RM Commando 'B' Troop, captured 11 June 1944 during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France.

Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7. 
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/42/2..

The Story of 46RM Commando by Capt P.K.W. Johnson RM, published 1946 for veterans.
[Image] 'B' Troop photo in 46RM Cdo Gallery.


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