Ronald James Brown

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Kennedy Charles Brown, and of Catherine Margaret Brown, formerly Gilmour (nee Lloyd), of Wellington City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Two airmen being trained at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Wigram, lost their lives in a flying accident yesterday, when an Airspeed Oxford aeroplane stalled and crashed at Lake Ellesmere. They were: Leading-Aircraftman Ronald James Brown, of Wellington. Leading-Aircraftman Norman Joseph Graham Marshall, of Springston. The aeroplane crashed at 2.40 p.m. while coming into land at Lake Ellesmere. The pilot, Leading-Aircraftman Brown, was seriously injured and died after being taken to the Christchurch Public Hospital. Leading-Aircraftman Marshall was killed instantly. Leading-Aircraftman Marshall was born at Springston in 1920. His father is Mr J. W. Marshall, of Springston. At the time of his enlistment, he was employed at the Public Works Department, Wellington. The next-of-kin of Leading-Aircraftman Brown is his mother, Mrs C. M. Gilmour, 9 Prince Street, Wellington. A Court of Inquiry will be held.[ Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 272, 29 August 1941, Page 3 ]

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Casualty

Service Number:

411365

Name:

Ronald James Brown

Date of Birth:

01 January 1970

Place of Birth:

Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of injuries sustained in an aircraft accident

Date of Death:

28 August 1941

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wellington (Karori) Crematorium

Cemetery Reference:

Screen Wall.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand