BROWN, William
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
48RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Army Medical Corps
Service:
Army
Service Number:
7404141
Died :
Wednesday, November 1, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
26
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Local Roll of Honour:
Private William Brown, Royal Army Medical Corps, died during operations at Walcheren. Son of George and Jeannie Lawrence Brown, of Aberdeen; husband of Mary Brown.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Casualty Lists / National archives file WO417/85.
[3] Newspaper cutting in the Gallery.
[4] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/87.
Notes
His name is on the 48RM Commando Memorial at the RM Commando Museum, Portsmouth. Whilst source [2] and [3] shows attached to 48RM Commando, sources [1] and [4] amend this showing his unit as 16 Light Field Ambulance. It is likely he was attached to 48RM Commando for this specific operation. Awaits confirmation or otherwise of commando service.
His name is on the 48RM Commando Memorial at the RM Commando Museum, Portsmouth. Whilst source [2] and [3] shows attached to 48RM Commando, sources [1] and [4] amend this showing his unit as 16 Light Field Ambulance. It is likely he was attached to 48RM Commando for this specific operation. Awaits confirmation or otherwise of commando service.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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