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BRACEGIRDLE, Aircraftman 1st Class, PHIL, 1265463. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 31. Son of Willis and Annie Rosina Bracegirdle. Column 427.

 

BRACKENBURY, Leading Aircraftman, KENNETH STEPHEN, 912488. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 26th March 1945. Column 452.

 

BRACKLEY, Bombardier, JOHN WILLIAM, 786408. 15 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 14th February 1942. Age 31. Son of George and Alice Jane Brackley; husband of Frances Emma Brackley, of Corby, Northamptonshire. Column 7.

 

BRADBURN, Private, JAMES IGNATIUS, 2989944. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 28th December 1941. Age 27. Son of W. R. Bradburn, and of Catherine Bradburn, of Glasgow. Column 81.

 

BRADBURY, Private, ALFRED THOMAS, 4857407. 32 Coy. Royal Army Medical Corps. 14th - 15th February 1942. Age 28. Son of Howard and Matilda Bradbury, of Hathern, Leicestershire. Column 105.

 

BRADBURY, Sapper, ROWLAND CECIL, 4689746. 35 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 26th February 1942. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradbury. Army Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Column 40.

 

BRADFIELD, Lance Bombardier, RICHARD JAMES, QX14257. A.I.F. 2/10 Fd. Regt. Royal Australian Artillery. 9th January 1942. Age 39. Son of Frank John and Ann Bradfield; husband of Phyllis Gwendoline Harulah Bradfield, of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. Column 115.

 

BRADFIELD, Lieutenant, SELWYN BUTLIN, 95598. 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. 15th December 1941. Age 21. Son of Henry Hill Bradfield and Maude Elizabeth Bradfield, of Nottingham. Column 63.

 

BRADFORD, Private, ARTHUR ALBERT, 5771651. 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 26th January 1942. Age 30. Son of A. Albert and Florence Bradford, of Mile Cross, Norwich. His brother Leslie Bert also died on service. Column 49.

 

BRADFORD, Second Lieutenant, RICHARDSON WILKINSON ROY, 182256. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 17th December 1941. Son of Stanley Hugh and Harriet Bradford, of Ashford, Middlesex. Column 67.

 

BRADLEY, Major, BERT HENRY JAMES, NX34993. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 12th February 1942. Age 38. Son of Anthony and Alice Maria Jane Bradley; husband of Elsie Philippa Bradley, of Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. Column 121.

 

BRADLEY, Private, CHARLES, 7374110. 197 Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps. 18th August 1943. Column 105.

 

BRADLEY, Trooper, EUGENE, 3859146. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 15th September 1943. Age 23. Son of James and Catherine Bradley, of Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Column 96.

 

BRADLEY, Signalman, HARRY R. S., 2342701. 11th Indian Div Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 21st September 1944. Age 28. Son of Harry and Ethel Bradley; husband of Doreen Bradley, of Kirkcaldy, Fife. Column 43.

 

BRADLEY, Corporal, JOSEPH HEDLY, NX40414. A.I.F. 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 14th February 1942. Age 38. Son of James and Louisa Bradley. Column 119.

 

BRADLEY, Captain, KENNETH RICHARD, 93499. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 17th December 1941. Age 22. Son of Bernard Bradley, and of Marjorie Bradley, of Kensington, London. Column 67.

 

BRADLEY, Corporal, PETER WILLIAM, 1874335. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th June 1946. Column 460.

 

BRADLEY, Gunner, TOM, 1777964. 89 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 22. Column 14.

 

BRADLEY, Private, THOMAS EDWARD, NX32033. A.I.F. 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th February 1942. Age 21. Son of Ruby Bradley, of East Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Column 119.

 

BRADLY, Flying Officer, WILLIAM STANLEY, J/93405. 155 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 26th June 1945. Son of Charles C. and Belanda Bradly, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Column 455.

 

BRADSHAW, Lance Corporal, ALBERT MEWBURN, 2338246. 18th Div Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 21st September 1944. Age 29. Son of Joseph and Ada Bradshaw. Column 43.

 

BRADSHAW, Private, GEORGE, NX35483. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 8th February 1942. Age 37. Son of John Henry and Emily Matilda Bradshaw; husband of Matilda Ralston Bradshaw, of Tecoma, Victoria, Australia. Column 122.

 

BRADSHAW, Aircraftman 2nd Class, JAMES SAMUEL, 1142354. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1st March 1942. Column 419.

 

BRADSHAW, Private, SYDNEY, 3856331. 2nd Bn. The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). 13th February 1942. Age 24. Son of Maria Bradshaw, of Kearsley, Lancashire. Column 73.

 

BRADY, Private, EDMUND, 3858694. 2nd Bn. The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). 13th - 14th February 1942. Age 38. Column 73.

 

BRADY, Warrant Officer Class II, FRANK BERTRAM, NX59399. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th February 1942. Age 43. Son of John and Matilda Brady; husband of Hazel Esme Brady, of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. Column 121.

 

BRADY, Lance Corporal, NEIL IRVINE, NX40887. A.I.F 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th February 1942. Age 28. Son of James Joseph and Margaret Alice Jane Brady; husband of Daphne Brady, of Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia. Column 119.

 

BRAGG, Private, GEORGE, 6140937. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 1st May 1942. Age 25. Son of George and Ethel Bragg, of North Finchley, Middlesex. Column 68.

 

BRAGG, Gunner, JOHN HALL, 1718501. 5 Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 35. Son of John and Louisa Lane Bragg; husband of Frances C. Bragg, of Kenton, Middlesex. Column 14.

 

BRAHAM, Captain, MARK GORDON, 188270. 1 Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps. 21st September 1944. Age 26. Son of Peter and Ada Braham; husband of Sonia Braham, of Leeds, Yorkshire. L.R.C.P. Column 103.

 

BRAHM DAS, Sepoy, 18016. 5th Bn. 2nd Punjab Regiment. 31st July 1944. Son of Phala Ram and Pano, of Khairian, Kangra, India. Column 185.

 

BRAHM PARKASH DATTA, Havildar Clerk, 14675. 5th Bn. 14th Punjab Regiment. 15th February 1942. Son of Dr. Barkat Ram; stepson of Kamal Kumari, of Jullundur City, India. Column 24.

 

BRAHM SINGH, Gunner, 50590. 12 (S) H.A.A. Bty. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery. 15th February 1942. Son of Har Kor, of Betawda, Muzuffarnagar, India. Column 87.

 

BRAHMA NAND, Sepoy, 17649. 2nd Bn. 10th Baluch Regiment. Missing 1st January - 31st December 1942. Son of Shiama and Dakho, of Karsai, Kangra, India. Column 221.

 

BRAHMU CHAND, Sepoy, 12300. 2nd Bn. 16th Punjab Regiment. 22nd December 1941. Son of Gardial and Punjabo, of Gharna, Kangra, India. Column 268.

 

BRAIN, Leading Aircraftman, ALBERT LESLIE, 637253. Royal Air Force. 9th October 1944. Age 33. Son of Stanley John and Kale Brain, of Islip, Oxfordshire. Column 438.

 

BRAIN, Gunner, SIDNEY HARRY, 1483233. 89 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 20th June 1944. Age 39. Son of Harry Brain, and of Julia Georgina Brain, of Oxford. Column 14.

 

BRAMELD, Flight Sergeant, ARTHUR HERBERT, 1643005. 99 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 3rd December 1944. Age 24. Son of Herbert W. and Beatrice Brameld, of Hull. Column 434.

 

BRAMLEY, Gunner, CHARLES ALBERT, 1639234. 49 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 24th March 1945. Age 29. Son of John and Betsy Margaret Bramley; husband of D. Bramley, of Tottenham, Middlesex. Column 14.

 

BRAMWELL, Fusilier, JONATHAN GEORGE, 4276628. 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 18th August 1943. Age 30. Son of Joseph Bramwell, and of Emily Bramwell, of North Shields, Northumberland. Column 46.

 

BRANCKER, Lieutenant, PETER LEIGH, 73731. 2 H.A.A. Regt. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 28. Son of Richard Leigh Brancker and Norah Raffles Brancker, of Heswall, Cheshire. Column 3.

 

BRAND, Sister, MARY, 206782. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. 16th February 1942. Daughter of Charles Cecil and Lucy Brand, of King's Heath, Birmingham. Gold Medallist, Queen's Hospital, Birmingham. Column 113.

 

BRANDON, Private, LEONARD, 6147318. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 10th - 11th February 1942. Age 21. Son of H. C. and Lily Brandon, of West Kensington, London. Column 68.

 

BRANDON, Private, ROBERT KITCHENER, 7650104. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 12th September 1944. Age 29. Husband of Irene Dorothy Brandon, of King's Heath, Birmingham. Column 108.

 

BRANDON, Private, THOMAS, 2979958. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 7th January 1942. Age 24. Son of John and Agnes Brandon, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. Column 81.

 

BRANDWOOD, Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.), THOMAS, 5770696. 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 16th July 1943. Age 32. Column 47.

 

BRANDWOOD, Gunner, WILLIAM, 2053950. 11 Bty. 3 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 26. Son of Harold and Gertrude Brandwood, of Failsworth, Lancashire. Column 14.

 

BRANT, Aircraftman 1st Class, JOSEPH ERIC, 1156249. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Column 428.

 

BRANTER, Gunner, ROBERT, 1426530. 15 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 14th February 1942. Age 37. Column 14.

 

BRASH, Flight Sergeant, WILLIAM HENDRY STEWART, 1123529. 251 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 3rd August 1945. Age 25. Son of Robert and Jeanette Brash; husband of J. Brash, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Column 449.

 

BRASHER, Major, FRANCIS CEDRIC, Mentioned in Despatches, 96668. 6th Bn. Devonshire Regiment attd. H.Q. III Indian Corps.. 16th February 1942. Age 36. Son of Charles William James and Mabel Marion Brasher; husband of Kathleen May Brasher, of Horsell, Woking, Surrey. LL.B., Solicitor. Column 53.

 

BRATT, Gunner, FREDERICK, 17824213. 49 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 8th July 1945. Age 40. Column 14.

 

BRAULT, Private, FELIX ARMANDE, NX55196. A.I.F. 2/20 Bn. Australian Infantry. 16th January 1942. Age 39. Son of Ferdenand and Sophie Brault. Column 125.

 

BRAUN, Lance Corporal, ERNEST FRANCIS, 2nd (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Bn. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. 24th February 1942. Age 32. (Served as BROWN). Son of Edward and Margaret Braun; husband of Millicent Juanitta Emilia Braun, of Singapore. Column 393.

 

BRAVINGTON, Lance Corporal, HAROLD JOHN PATRICK, 1873273. 35 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 26th February 1942. Age 23. Son of Harold and Bertha Bravington, of Southsea, Hampshire. Column 39.

 

BRAWI BIN SAYID, Private, A/840. Royal Army Service Corps. 12th February 1942. Son of Tija hbinte Ismail, of Singapore. Column 101.

 

BRAY, Corporal, ARTHUR FREDERICK, 3534741. 1st Bn. Manchester Regiment. 14th February 1942. Age 25. Son of Arthur K. and Edith Ann Bray, of Tutbury, Staffordshire. Column 75.

 

BRAY, Private, ALAN GEORGE DOWNER, 257457. Royal Army Service Corps. 13th February 1942. Age 25. Son of Harold E. and Margaret Bray; husband of Nora Bray, of Morden, Surrey. Column 101.

 

BRAY, Private, GEORGE HENRY, NX71541. A.I.F. 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 15th February 1942. Age 24. Son of William and Violet Ellen Bray; husband of Barbara Bray, of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Column 119.

 

BRAY, Corporal, HENRY, VX44137. A.I.F. 2/29 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th February 1942. Age 32. Son of Caleb and Sarah Bray; husband of Mary Magadaline Frances Bray, of Albert Park, Victoria, Australia. Column 129.

 

BRAY, Private, JAMES, 4856463. 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. 1st February 1942. Age 29. Husband of Margaret Bray, of Springwell, Co. Durham. Column 65.

 

BRAY, Lance Corporal, JAMES HENRY, 6141914. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 14th - 15th February 1942. Age 23. Column 68.

 

BRAY, Leading Aircraftman, LESLIE, 946522. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 13th October 1944. Age 28. Son of Charles Ernest and Lucy Bray; husband of Dorothy Christine Millicent Bray, of Nelson, Lancashire. Column 438.

 

BRAY, Gunner, WILLIAM LEONARD, 863978. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 25. Son of Mrs. C. Lee, of Shipley, Yorkshire. Column 14.

 

BRAYBROOK, Gunner, GEORGE EDWARD, 768162. 16 Defence Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 33. Son of Arthur and Charity Braybrook; husband of Ivy Mary Braybrook, of Kempston, Bedfordshire. Column 14.

 

BRAYBROOKE, Private, ROBERT, 5775189. 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 26th January 1942. Age 29. Column 49.

 

BRAYHAM, Lieutenant, EDWARD FREDERICK, EC/15870. Indian General Service Corps. 28th March 1942. Age 42. Son of Ellis and Renee Brayham; husband of Alice Reay Brayham, of Hounslow, Middlesex. Column 143.

 

BRAYSHAW, Private, WILLIAM GEORGE, NX1637. A.I.F. 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th February 1942. Age 23. Son of Charles Edward and Maud Mildred Brayshaw, of Old Burren, New South Wales, Australia. Column 119.

 

BRAZIER, Gunner, ALFRED LESLIE, 984474. 3 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 27. Son of Benjamin Alfred and Elsie May Brazier, of Hockley, Birmingham. Column 14.

 

BREACHMORE, Flight Sergeant, GRAHAM BEVIS, 1530515. 355 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 19th March 1945. Age 21. Son of George and Elsie Breachmore; husband of Jean Breachmore, of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire. Column 449.

 

BREAKSPEAR, Corporal, SYDNEY, NX51241. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 29. Son of Charles Wearne Breakspear and Winifred Florence Breakspear; husband of Honor Breakspear, of Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia. Column 121.

 

BREDDY, Gunner, AUSTIN WILLIAM, 2568474. 16 Defence Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 26. Son of John William Breddy, and of Ada Breddy, of Manchester. Column 14.

 

BREDIN, Private, WILLIAM WESLEY, VX44683. A.I.F. 2/29 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 23. Son of Richard and Sarah May Bredin, of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. Column 129.

 

BREEN, Trooper, THOMAS, 3865282. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 14th February 1942. Age 27. Son of Patrick and Mary Josephine Breen. Column 96.

 

BREMNER, Lieutenant, ERNEST GEORGE, 186376. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 10th February 1942. Column 79.

 

BREMNER, Private, GEORGE BIRNIE, 2867145. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 2nd - 3rd March 1942. Age 44. Son of James and Henrietta Keith Bremner. Column 78.

 

BREMNER, Corporal, IAN, 636346. Royal Air Force. 21st March 1945. Age 25. Son of James Bremner, and of Mary Bremner, of Charlton, London. Column 452.

 

BREMNER, Private, JOHN SIMPSON, 2876172. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 15th February 1942. Age 30. Son of Jessie Bremner, of Insch, Aberdeenshire. Column 78.

 

BRENNAN, Flying Officer, FREDERICK VINCENT, J/41002. 99 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 5th June 1945. Age 25. Son of Robert H. and Mary Brennan; husband of Mary Victoria Brennan, of Callander, Ontario, Canada. Column 455.

 

BRENTNALL, Flying Officer, ALFRED SIDNEY, 47467. 84 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. 29th November 1943. Age 37. Son of Thomas William and Emma Louisa Brentnall; husband of Edith Lilian Brentnall, of Gonerby Hill Foot, Lincolnshire. Column 423.

 

BRENTON, Flying Officer, EDWIN SWAYNE, J/7466. 31 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 15th August 1943. Age 29. Son of T. S. and Maimie Swayne Brenton, of Deseronto, Ontario, Canada. Column 429.

 

BRERETON, Signalman, JOHN ALLEN, 2367472. 28 Wing Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. 20th June 1944. Age 31. Son of John L. and Alice Brereton; husband of Mary Barbara Elizabeth Brereton, of Church Eaton, Staffordshire. Column 43.

 

BRERETON MARTIN, Major, WILLIAM PERCY SOMERSET, Mentioned in Despatches, EC/5380. Indian Engineers attd. Force 136.. 25th January 1945. Age 40. Son of Steven Fielding Brereton Martin and Lavinia Brereton Martin; husband of Mary Brereton Martin, of Loughton, Essex. Column 153.

 

BRESNAHAN, Private, CYRIL RUPERT DAVID, 13706. 2nd (Selangor) Bn. Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. 15th February 1942. Age 20. Son of Thomas Beresford Bresnahan and Vida Isobel Engeline Bresnahan, of Bicton, Western Australia. Column 392.

 

BRETHERTON, Serjeant, GEORGE, 206513. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. 10th June 1945. Age 28. Son of John and Ema Bretherton; husband of Mrs. G. Bretherton, of Stokesley, Yorkshire. Also served as W.O.I. (Sub. Condr.) I.A.O.C. Column 351.

 

BRETT, Private, FRANK, NX59483. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 40. Son of Walter and Susan Harriet Brett. Column 122.

 

BRETT, Sergeant, KENNETH WILLIAM, 402123. Royal New Zealand Air Force. 4th March 1942. Age 26. Column 422.

 

BRETT, Sergeant, PHILLIP JAMES, 565691. 205 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. 19th March 1945. Age 31. Son of James Brett, and of Maud M. Brett, of Stansted, Essex. Column 451.

 

BRETT, Leading Aircraftman, STANLEY HERBERT, 1169298. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 24th September 1944. Age 25. Son of Mrs. B. A. Brett, of Bexleyheath, Kent. Column 438.

 

BREW, Private, PHILIP JAMES, VX55590. A.I.F. 2/29 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 21. Son of John and Ida Brew; husband of Gwendoline Ivy Beatrice Brew, of East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. Column 129.

 

BREWER, Private, CLIFFORD JAMES, TX5506. A.I.F. 2/40 Bn. Australian Infantry. 24th June 1944. Age 29. Son of William and Bessie Blanche Brewer. Column 133.

 

BREWER, Pilot Officer, JOHN EDWARD DARRELL, 113271. 215 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. 21st May 1942. Age 20. Son of Captain J. J. Brewer, R.N., and of Anita C. Brewer. Column 413.

 

BREWER, Pilot Officer, PAUL MIDDLETON, 402565. Royal New Zealand Air Force. 20th January 1942. Age 22. Son of Richard Middleton Brewer, and of Ethel Irene Brewer, of Levin, Wellington, New Zealand. Column 421.

 

BREWIN, Flying Officer, ALAN HOWARD, 543. Royal Australian Air Force. 7th May 1941. Age 23. Husband of Myrtle Caroline Brewin, of Vermont, South Australia. Column 411.

 

BREWSTER, Gunner, JOHN, 1787337. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 21st February 1942. Age 37. Husband of Helen Brewster, of Prinlaws, Leslie, Fife. Column 14.

 

BREWSTER, Private, JAMES WILLIAM, 6020735. 1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 3rd July 1943. Age 27. Son of John William and Annie Elizabeth Brewster; husband of Elsie May Brewster, of Boreham, Essex. Column 58.

 

BRICKNELL, Private, WILTON TASMAN, TX8415. A.I.F. 2/40 Bn. Australian Infantry. 24th June 1944. Age 19. Son of James George and Edelene Louise Bricknell, of Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. Column 133.

 

BRIDGE, Sister, ADA JOYCE, NFX76284. A.I.F. 13 Gen. Hosp. Australian Army Nursing Service. 16th February 1942. Age 34. Daughter of William Thomas Bridge and Ada Matilda Bridge, of Stoney Creek, New South Wales, Australia. Column 141.

 

BRIDGE, Flight Lieutenant, BERNARD, 133818. 117 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 8th September 1945. Age 39. Son of Bernard Burnett Bridge and Ruth Bridge; husband of Marjorie Bridge, of Blackpool, Lancashire. Column 445.

 

BRIDGE, Private, JAMES, 4858191. 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. 12th February 1942. Age 28. Son of John and Seliana Bridge. Column 65.

 

BRIDGE, Corporal, LEONARD CHARLES, 5775383. 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 21st September 1944. Age 25. Son of Samuel and Rhoda Maud Bridge; husband of L. D. Bridge, of Ilford, Essex. Column 47.

 

BRIDGES, Flying Officer, NEAL, J/18176. 194 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 11th April 1944. Column 441.

 

BRIDGES, Private, THOMAS ERNEST, 4978644. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 12th September 1944. Age 25. Son of John and Hannah Bridges, of Mapperley, Derbyshire. Column 71.

 

BRIDGES, Lieutenant Colonel, WILLIAM FRANCIS NOEL, D S O, 14012. Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. 1st January - 31st December 1942. Age 52. Son of Major-General Sir W. T. Bridges, K.C.B., C.M.G., and Lady Bridges, of Melbourne, Australia; husband of Doris Frances Bridges, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Director of Military Surveys, Malaya, 1941-1942. Column 389.

 

BRIDGEWATER, Private, ALBERT EDWARD, 6147322. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 30th September 1944. Age 24. Column 68.

 

BRIDGMAN, Gunner, JOHN HENRY, 1080700. 137 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 25th October 1944. Age 32. Husband of A. L. M. Bridgman, of Upper Holloway, London. Column 14.

 

BRIDH SINGH, Lance Naik, 12387. 6th Bn. 1st Punjab Regiment. 11th February 1942. Son of Sheonath Singh and Mehta, of Bow, Jaipur, India. Column 178.

 

BRIERLEY, Gunner, FRED, 1629460. 5 Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 31. Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Brierley; husband of Mabel Brierley, of Royton, Lancashire. Column 14.

 

BRIERS, Private, FRED, 4859817. 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. 14th December 1941. Age 23. Son of John Arthur and Bertha Briers, of Coalville, Leicestershire. Column 65.

 

BRIGGS, Flight Sergeant, JACK, 1622995. 267 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 2nd July 1945. Age 22. Son of Thomas and Emily Briggs, of Halifax, Yorkshire. Column 449.

 

BRIGGS, Sapper, MERVYN, NX38680. A.I.F. 2/1 Fortress Engrs. Royal Australian Engineers. 24th June 1944. Age 26. Son of Sidney William and Rosa May Briggs, of Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia. Column 117.

 

BRIGHT, Aircraftman 1st Class, WILLIAM JOHN, 1379575. 258 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 14th February 1942. Age 33. Son of George Henry and Martha Amelia Bright. Column 417.

 

BRIGHTON, Lance Serjeant, GORDON GEORGE, 850783. 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 27. Son of George David and Ellen Mary Brighton, of Tharston, Norfolk. Column 6.

 

BRIJ LAL, Water Carrier, 421. 2nd Bn. 16th Punjab Regiment. 11th August 1942. Son of Baboo Ram and Parbati, of Lalehli, Hoshiarpur, India. Column 274.

 

BRIJ LAL, Lascar, ONC/1071. Indian Army Ordnance Corps. 8th November 1943. Son of Jagga and Bhangia, of Nagra, Jhansi, India. Column 356.

 

BRIJ LAL, Sepoy, 7609. 3rd Bn. 17th Dogra Regiment. Prisoner of War, died in captivity. 15th November 1943. Son of Amin Chand and Punia Devi, of Laharu, Kangra, India; husband of Mel Devi, of Laharu. Column 278.

 

BRIJ LAL, Water Carrier, I/G/12520. 19 Indian General Hospital. Indian Hospital Corps. Prisoner of War, died in captivity. 15th February 1942. Son of Sher Singh and Chandar Vati, of Sarlon, Jullundur. India. Column 347.

 

BRIMLEY, Aircraftman 1st Class, CHARLES JOHN, 1620132. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 8th May 1943. Age 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brimley, of Little Heath, Potters Bar, Middlesex. Column 428.

 

BRINDLE, Warrant Officer, HENRY ALEC, 580360. 681 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. 13th February 1943. Age 28. Son of Alec and Margaret Brindle, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. Column 424.

 

BRINSDON, Corporal, BERNARD, 1057153. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 11th October 1944. Age 31. Son of Albert Ernest and Ada Brinsdon, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Column 436.

 

BRISTOW, Gunner, ALBERT JAMES, 1563142. 48 Bty., 21 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th December 1944. Age 31. Son of George and Mabel Bristow; husband of Ivy Nellie Bristow, of Hammersmith, London. Column 14.

 

BRITCHER, Private, HERBERT GEORGE, 5774886. 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 18th January 1942. Age 23. Son of George Henry and Louisa Eunice Britcher, of Norwich. Column 49.

 

BRITCHFORD, Private, LLOYD CECIL, 6142810. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 15th December 1941. Age 24. Son of Walter Melvern Britchford and Maud Grace Britchford, of Cape Town, South Africa. Column 68.

 

BRITTAIN, Private, WILLIAM CHARLES, 5832935. 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 12th September 1944. Age 29. Son of George Percy Brittain, and of Beatrice Fanny Brittain, of White Roding, Essex. Column 54.

 

BRITTEN, Private, ERROL DOUGLAS GEORGE, 10630573. Army Catering Corps attd. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 20th January 1945. Age 28. Son of James and Sarah Jane Britten. Column 111.

 

BRITTER, Flight Sergeant, JOHN STAPLETON, 1314401. 27 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 11th January 1944. Age 22. Son of Albert George and Caroline Ethel Britter, of Teddington, Middlesex. Column 434.

 

BROADBENT, Gunner, ARTHUR, 996265. 135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 27th January 1942. Age 29. Column 35.

 

BROADBENT, Lance Bombardier, FRANK, 11052486. 242 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 13th March 1945. Age 34. Husband of Elsie Broadbent. Column 9.

 

BROADFOOT, Warrant Officer Class I (R.S.M.), ROBERT, 1065905. H.Q. 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 32. Column 4.

 

BROADHURST, Sergeant, JAMES, 522691. Royal Air Force. 29th November 1943. Age 29. Son of Henry and May Broadhurst, of Atherton, Lancashire; husband of Gladys Broadhurst, of Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Column 425.

 

BROADHURST, Private, JOSEPH SYDNEY, 4978690. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 12th September 1944. Age 25. Son of Richard E. and Mary L. Broadhurst, of Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent. Column 71.

 

BROADLEY, Gunner, RONALD, 1456707. 80 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 25. Son of Arthur and Cissie Broadley; husband of Eunice Broadley, of Summerhill, Kent. Column 14.

 

BROADMORE, Leading Aircraftman, JACK ALFRED, 805521. 605 Sqdn. Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force). 14th February 1942. Age 24. Son of Ernest Alfred Broadmore, and of Mary Broadmore, of Hockley, Birmingham. Column 416.

 

BROCKBANK, Bombardier, JOHN WILLIAM, 1543426. 144 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 30. Son of Charles and Jessie Brockbank; husband of Georgina Ada Brockbank, of Lower Whitley, Reading, Berkshire. Column 7.

 

BROCKMAN, Aircraftman 2nd Class, GEORGE REGINALD HENRY, 1440802. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 20. Son of Charles William Brockman and Harriet Frances Brockman, of Rainham, Gillingham Kent. Column 429.

 

BROCKMAN, Sergeant, PERCY JOHN FRIEND, 1397213. 159 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 12th November 1944. Age 22. Son of Percy Friend Brockman and Mary Anne Brockman, of Bermondsey, London. Column 435.

 

BROCKMANN, Lieutenant, GEORGE, 225867. General List. 23rd February 1943. Age 30. Son of William George Brockmann, and of Florence Adeline Brockmann (nee Bradley). Column 113.

 

BRODIE, Flight Lieutenant, CHARLES MILNE, J/24393. 214 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force. 3rd January 1945. Column 455.

 

BRODIE, Lance Corporal, DOUGLAS SCOTT, 2979786. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 21st February 1942. Age 24. Son of James and Agnes Hazel Brodie, of Glasgow. Column 81.

 

BRODIE, Private, GEORGE ADAM, 2979867. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 13th January 1942. Age 26. Son of Adam and A. Brodie, of Biggar, Lanarkshire. Column 81.

 

BRODIE, Gunner, WILLIAM, 1641030. Royal Artillery attd. 1 H.A.A. Regt., Royal Indian Artillery. 16th February 1942. Age 33. Husband of Mary Brodie, of South Drumry, Dunbartonshire. Column 14.

 

BRODIE, Aircraftman 2nd Class, WILLIAM FORBES PETRIE, 993595. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 29. Son of George Brown Brodie and Margaret Brodie, of Rattray, Perthshire. Column 429.

 

BRODIE, Lance Corporal, WILLIAM JAMES, 4620521. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 15th September 1944. Age 28. Son of William James Brodie and Jane Elizabeth Brodie, of Stoke Newington, London. Column 70.

 

BROMFIELD, Flying Officer, JOHN TREVOR, 166369. 356 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 23rd August 1945. Age 20. Son of Bertram and Nita Isabel Bromfield, of Cheam, Surrey. Column 447.

 

BROMFIELD, Private, WILLIAM, 68022. 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 12th - 13th February 1942. Age 20. Son of William Alfred and Margaret Jane Bromfield, of Hafod, Swansea. Column 54.

 

BROMLEY, Aircraftman 1st Class, THOMAS, 1368857. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 22. Son of James Bromley, and of Emily E. Bromley, of Barrhead, Glasgow. Column 428.

 

BRONSON, Signalman, JOHN NOBLE, 2325001. Royal Corps of Signals. 12th September 1944. Age 27. Column 43.

 

BROOKBANKS, Sapper, ERNEST WILLIAM, 1871720. 41 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 12th September 1944. Age 28. Son of Mrs. E. Brookbanks, and stepson of Mr. L. Butland; husband of P. Brookbanks, of Leytonstone, Essex. Column 40.

 

BROOKE, Private, ALFRED, 2884708. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 29th November 1943. Age 26. Son of Harry and Annie Brooke; husband of Margery Brooke, of Shafton, Yorkshire. Column 78.

 

BROOKER, Private, AUBREY CECIL, VX35703. A.I.F. 2/29 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th January 1943. Age 28. Son of Lawrence Edward and Edith Annie Brooker, of West Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. Column 129.

 

BROOKER, Gunner, ARTHUR EDWARD, 1524208. 144 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 35. Column 14.

 

BROOKER, Private, CHARLES RICHARD, 6141013. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 11th December 1941. Age 28. Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Brooker, of New Cross, London. Column 68.

 

BROOKER, Aircraftman 1st Class, DONALD ARCHIE, 1231177. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 20. Son of Archie Rupert and Lilian Lora Brooker, of West Malling, Kent. Column 428.

 

BROOKER, Private, DOUGLAS CHARLES, NX7072. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 21. Son of Albert and Alice Brooker, of Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia. Column 122.

 

BROOKER, Sapper, KENNETH ALFRED, 1874755. 30 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 12th September 1944. Age 26. Son of Leonard Llewellyn Brooker and Dorothy Edith Brooker, of Hall Green, Birmingham. Column 40.

 

BROOKER, Private, SYDNEY MARK, 7538035. Army Dental Corps. 14th - 15th February 1942. Age 24. Son of William and Edith Mary Brooker, of Maidstone, Kent. Column 112.

 

BROOKES, Leading Aircraftman, ALEC, 634480. 232 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. 29th November 1943. Age 22. Son of David and Elsie Brookes, of Walsall, Staffordshire; husband of Evelyn Brookes, of Walsall. Column 427.

 

BROOKES, Private, JAMES WILLIAM, 5932917. 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 21st September 1944. Age 33. Husband of Prudence Brookes, of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire. Column 58.

 

BROOKES, Private, RONALD RICHARD, 4977634. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 11th February 1942. Column 71.

 

BROOKS, Flight Sergeant, DONALD CHARLES, 655341. 17 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. 1st January 1943. Age 23. Son of Charles and Florence Mabel Brooks, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Column 424.

 

BROOKS, Gunner, HENRY JOHN, 1106180. 118 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 13th February 1942. Age 33. Column 14.

 

BROOKS, Private, JAMES HENRY, 4980781. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 22nd August 1944. Age 29. Husband of Alice Christine Brooks, of Carrington, Nottingham. Column 71.

 

BROOKS, Gunner, JOHN HENRY, 1563461. 49 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 20th June 1944. Age 40. Column 14.

 

BROOKS, Signalman, RONALD, 2359179. 77 H.A.A. Regt., R.A. Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. 29th November 1943. Age 23. Column 43.

 

BROOKS, Gunner, THOMAS, 1629514. 5 Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 32. Son of Thomas and Margaret Brooks; husband of M. Brooks, of Liverpool. Column 14.

 

BROOKS, Lance Corporal, WALTER CHARLES, 5774674. 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 11th February 1942. Age 22. Son of Charles Brooks, and of Florence Brooks, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Column 48.

 

BROOM, Private, CECIL ROBERT, 5780517. 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 25th January 1942. Age 30. Son of William Ernest and Lydia Sophia Broom, of Horsford, Norfolk. Column 49.

 

BROOM, Private, JOHN, 4979459. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 14th September 1944. Age 27. Column 71.

 

BROOME, Private, ALWYN LINDSAY, VX23081. A.I.F. 2/2 Pnr. Bn. Australian Infantry. 24th June 1944. Age 24. Son of Sarsfield Swift Broome and Ila Myrtle Broome, of Noorinbee, Victoria, Australia. Column 138.

 

BROPHY, Private, LAWRENCE, 3855780. 2nd Bn. The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). 15th February 1942. Age 31. Son of James Hamilton Brophy and Mary Brophy. Column 73.

 

BROTCHIE, Private, DOUGLAS HUME, NX40307. A.I.F. 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 9th February 1942. Age 38. Son of William and Christina Brotchie; husband of Gladys May Brotchie, of Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia. Column 119.

 

BROTTON, Gunner, JOHN GEORGE, 1781666. Royal Artillery attd. 1 H.A.A. Regt., Royal Indian Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 22. Son of George and Mary Agnes Brotton, of Stokesley, Yorkshire. Column 14.

 

BROUGHTON, Aircraftman 1st Class, DERRICK GRAHAM, 959088. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 10th October 1944. Age 22. Son of Arthur and Edith Annie Broughton, of Erdington, Birmingham. Column 439.

 

BROUGHTON, Warrant Officer, ROWLAND, 1021053. 99 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 6th October 1945. Age 31. Son of William and Ivy Broughton. Column 448.

 

BROUGHTON, Gunner, RAYMOND THOMAS, 1717361. 5 Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 24. Son of William and Ada Emily Broughton, of Croft, Lincolnshire. Column 14.

 

BROWELL, Lance Bombardier, ERNEST DOUGLAS, 923112. 125 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 1st August - 30th September 1944. Age 25. Son of Ernest and Ethel May Browell, of South Hylton, Co. Durham. Column 9.

 

BROWN, Corporal, ALBERT, 941969. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 15th June 1944. Age 23. Son of Henry and Evelyn Brown, of Newmillerdam, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Column 437.

 

BROWN, Flight Lieutenant, ARTHUR, 102062. 258 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 5th December 1943. Age 27. Son of Owen and Florence Brown, of St. John's, Newfoundland. Column 423.

 

BROWN, Aircraftman 1st Class, ALBERT EDWARD, 702279. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 28th September 1944. Age 26. Son of Albert Edward and Ethel Brown, of Coggeshall, Essex. Column 439.

 

BROWN, Leading Aircraftman, ARTHUR EDWARD, 1207379. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th March 1945. Age 39. Son of Maud Louisa Brown, of Bray, Berkshire. Column 452.

 

BROWN, Warrant Officer Class II (B.S.M.), ALFRED EDWARD, 781840. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 2nd - 3rd March 1942. Age 35. Son of R.S.M. Alfred Edward Brown, formerly of the R.A., and of Johnina Miller Brown, of Wallington, Surrey; husband of Florence Brown, of Aldershot, Hampshire. Column 4.

 

BROWN, Lance Corporal, ALBERT G., S/5441629. Royal Army Service Corps attd. 77 H.A.A. Regt Royal Artillery. 20th June 1944. Age 27. Son of James and Ada May Brown, of Highworth, Wiltshire. Column 98.

 

BROWN, Gunner, ALEC JAMES, 1777966. 144 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 22. Son of Elizabeth Brown, of Leicester. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Gunner, ALAN JAMES, 825673. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 26. Son of James and Dora Brown, of Nottingham. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Gunner, ALEXANDER WILLIAM, 1572560. 16 Defence Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown, of Liverpool; husband of Nellie Brown, of Wavertree, Liverpool. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Private, ARTHUR WILLIAM, 5932903. 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 21st September 1944. Age 23. Son of Herbert Joseph and Annie Elizabeth Brown, of Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire. Column 58.

 

BROWN, Gunner, BOB, 851976. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 16th February 1942. Age 24. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Sergeant, CYRIL, 1183446. 60 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 17th May 1942. Age 19. Son of John William and Annie Brown, of Bulwell, Nottingham. Column 414.

 

BROWN, Gunner, CHARLES FREDDY, 1563417. 78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 20th June 1944. Age 31. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Corporal, CHARLES HENRY, 6141393. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 28th March 1945. Age 29. Son of Albert Edward and Kate Elizabeth Brown, of Fulham, London. Column 67.

 

BROWN, Gunner, CLAUD VERNON, VX38587. A.I.F. 4 A/Tk. Regt. Royal Australian Artillery. 4th February 1942. Age 32. Son of Harland and Elsie Brown. Column 115.

 

BROWN, Corporal, DOUGLAS EDWARD, T/112377. Royal Army Service Corps. 13th February 1942. Age 23. Column 98.

 

BROWN, Sergeant, DONALD HORACE, 745217. 60 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 9th September 1942. Age 22. Son of Horace L. and Ada M. Brown, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Column 414.

 

BROWN, Flight Lieutenant, ERIC, D F C, 102143. 136 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 15th February 1944. Age 35. Son of Francis and Mary E. Brown, of Blackburn, Lancashire. A.C.A. Column 431.

 

BROWN, Sapper, ERIC, 2091744. 287 Field Coy. Royal Engineers. 26th February 1942. Column 40.

 

BROWN, Lance Corporal, ERNEST FRANCIS, ALIAS. 24th February 1942. See BRAUN, the true family name.

 

BROWN, Sergeant, EDGAR HAROLD, 401024. Royal Australian Air Force. 10th January 1942. Age 26. Son of Archibald Hume Brown and Marian Annette Brown, of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia. Column 422.

 

BROWN, Gunner, EDMUND RICHARD WILLIAM, 1806352. 47 Coast Observer Det. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 22. Son of Walter Edwin and Lilian Elizabeth Brown, of Southampton. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Private, FREDERICK, 6619782. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 3rd February 1942. Age 27. Column 68.

 

BROWN, Private, FREDERICK CHARLES, 5779538. 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 23rd January 1942. Age 28. Column 49.

 

BROWN, Gunner, FREDERICK JOHN, NX27200. A.I.F. 2/15 Fd. Regt. Royal Australian Artillery. 23rd January 1942. Age 23. Son of Ernest Alwyne Brown and Mary Brown, of Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. Column 115.

 

BROWN, Private, FREDERICK TRISCILLIAN, 13330. 1st (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Bn. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. 29th July 1943. Husband of J. G. Brown, of Perth, Western Australia. Column 394.

 

BROWN, Trooper, GEORGE, 4133231. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 23rd July 1943. Age 32. Column 96.

 

BROWN, Lance Bombardier, GEORGE WILLIAM, 2610433. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 36. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown. Column 9.

 

BROWN, Gunner, GEORGE WILLIAM THOMAS, 1493650. 85 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 21st September 1944. Age 26. Son of George and Ellen Faith Brown, of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Private, HENRY, 2874894. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 12th September 1944. Age 33. Column 78.

 

BROWN, Aircraftman 1st Class, HARRY CHARLES, 1155365. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th October 1944. Age 32. Son of George and Mary Brown, of Royston, Hertfordshire; husband of Lily Brown, of Southampton. Column 440.

 

BROWN, Private, H S, 2nd (Selangor) Bn. Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. 1st - 28th February 1942. Column 392.

 

BROWN, Private, JAMES, WX17754. A.I.F. 2/4 M.G. Bn. Australian Infantry. 19th February 1942. Age 20. Son of James Reed Brown and Mabel Wilson Brown, of Mosman Park, Western Australia. Column 135.

 

BROWN, Private, JOSEPH, 3322737. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 13th January 1942. Age 27. Son of John and Mary Brown; husband of Ada G. Brown, of Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire. Column 81.

 

BROWN, Warrant Officer Class I (Sub. Condr.), JOHN, 7876499. Royal Norfolk Regiment attd. Indian Army Ordnance Corps. 28th February 1942. Age 34. Column 351.

 

BROWN, Driver, JOHN, T/141788. Royal Army Service Corps attd. 21 Lt. A.A. Regt Royal Artillery. 23rd November 1944. Age 25. Son of John Brown, and of Esther Brown, of Bordesley Green, Birmingham. Column 99.

 

BROWN, Private, JOHN, 6142319. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 21st September 1944. Age 30. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown, of Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. Column 68.

 

BROWN, Private, JOHN, 7636612. 20 Base Ordnance Depot. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 4th December 1944. Age 28. Son of William and Mary Brown. Column 108.

 

BROWN, Aircraftman 2nd Class, JOSEPH, 3209015. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 6th September 1945. Age 19. Son of Matthew and Hannah J. Brown, of Larkhall, Lancashire. Column 455.

 

BROWN, Private, JOHN ALFRED, 6142675. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 11th December 1941. Age 21. Son of Arthur C. and Florence J. Brown, of Brockley, London. Column 68.

 

BROWN, Signalman, JOHN EDWARD, 2351225. 18th Div. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 12th September 1944. Age 32. Son of John R. and Isabella Brown, of Bankhead, Lanarkshire. Column 43.

 

BROWN, Private, JAMES EDMAN, S/6149291. Royal Army Service Corps. 13th February 1942. Age 21. Son of William Edman Brown and Margaret Mary Brown, of South Streatham, London. Column 101.

 

BROWN, Staff Serjeant, JOHN FREDERICK, 833673. 1 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 2nd - 3rd March 1942. Age 27. Column 4.

 

BROWN, Captain, JOHN GREEN, 135340. Army Dental Corps. 14th - 15th February 1942. Son of Hugh Brown, and of Mary J. G. Brown, of Shawlands, Glasgow. L.D.S., R.F.P.S. (Glasgow). Column 111.

 

BROWN, Private, JOHN GOW, 7610558. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 14th - 15th February 1942. Age 28. Son of James Brown, and of Grace Brown, of Sheffield. Column 108.

 

BROWN, Corporal, JOHN RICHARD, 1871526. Royal Engineers. 26th February 1942. Age 26. Son of Arthur Richard and Marion Louisa Brown, of Bayfield, Ontario, Canada. Column 39.

 

BROWN, Private, JOSEPH WILLIAM, NX27489. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 15th February 1942. Age 22. Son of Renben George and Daisy Ellen Brown; husband of Mary Lenora Brown, of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. Column 122.

 

BROWN, Leading Aircraftman, LAWRENCE, 981315. 258 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 6th November 1944. Age 25. Son of Lawrence and Bertha Brown, of Salford, Lancashire. Column 438.

 

BROWN, Corporal, LESLIE, 524715. Royal Air Force. 29th November 1943. Age 37. Son of Robert and Martha Ann Brown. Column 426.

 

BROWN, Private, LESLIE OWEN, NX35336. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 24. Son of Murell Carlton Brown and Louise Emily Brown; husband of Elizabeth Kingston Brown, of Henty, New South Wales, Australia. Column 122.

 

BROWN, Captain, NOEL ANDERSON, 68093. 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 13th February 1942. Column 53.

 

BROWN, Serjeant, PERCIVAL WILLIAM, 2876136. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 2nd - 3rd March 1942. Age 24. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brown; husband of Isobel Ruth Brown, of Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Column 77.

 

BROWN, Aircraftman 1st Class, ROBERT AITKEN, 950438. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 25. Son of William A. and Agnes Gemmell Brown, of Glasgow. Column 428.

 

BROWN, Serjeant, R B, 12773. 1st (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Bn. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. 10th December 1944. Column 392.

 

BROWN, Private, RONALD CHARLES, NX36078. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 24. Son of Arthur Henry and Ruth Stella Brown, of Harbord, New South Wales, Australia. Column 122.

 

BROWN, Gunner, RONALD CLAUDE KITCHENER, 834975. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 13th February 1942. Age 26. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Leading Aircraftman, RONALD EDWARD, 17047. Royal Australian Air Force. 24th June 1944. Age 22. Son of George Andrew Brown, and of Ethel Blanche Brown, of Boulder, Western Australia. Column 444.

 

BROWN, Bombardier, ROBERT HERBERT, 11052208. 242 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 14th April 1945. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown, of Urmston, Lancashire. Column 7.

 

BROWN, Second Lieutenant, REGINALD HARRY, 225870. General List. 26th June 1944. Age 26. Son of Alfred F. and Pansy J. Brown, of Stanley, Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. Column 114.

 

BROWN, Private, REGINALD NORMAN, 4984518. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 28th September 1945. Age 24. Son of James Arthur and Louisa Ann Brown, of Chaddesden, Derbyshire. Column 71.

 

BROWN, Private, RONALD NIGHTINGALE, 2977260. 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 21st September 1944. Age 30. Son of W. Nightingale Brown and Elizabeth Brown, of Sale, Cheshire. Column 81.

 

BROWN, Flight Sergeant, ROBERT WISHART, 1345713. 215 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 24th December 1943. Age 20. Son of Wishart and Barbara Shearer Brown, of Milngavie, Dunbartonshire. Column 424.

 

BROWN, Private, SIDNEY HERBERT ANTHONY, 6019089. 1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 16th February 1942. Age 23. Column 58.

 

BROWN, Private, SYDNEY THOMAS, WX8789. A.I.F. 2/4 M.G. Bn. Australian Infantry. 9th February 1942. Age 30. Son of Sydney Thomas Brown and Emma Brown, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Column 136.

 

BROWN, Corporal, STEPHEN WILFRED, NX31799. A.I.F. Sigs. 8 Div. Australian Corps of Signals. 20th January 1942. Age 38. Son of Richard Henry and Mary Brown, of Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England. Column 117.

 

BROWN, Trooper, THOMAS, 3859202. 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. 17th December 1943. Age 26. Son of Mary Jane Brown; husband of Mary Brown, of Bolton, Lancashire. Column 96.

 

BROWN, Gunner, THOMAS JAMES, 872327. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 16th February 1942. Age 29. Son of James and Florence C. Brown, of Angle, Pembrokeshire. Column 14.

 

BROWN, Aircraftman 2nd Class, VICTOR LEWIS CLARKE, 1407313. 605 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 29th November 1943. Age 23. Son of Lewis William and Mary Jane Brown, of Buckland Brewer, Devon. Column 429.

 

BROWN, Private, WILLIAM, 5833524. 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment. 15th February 1942. Age 29. Son of William and Agnes Brown; of Sheffield; husband of Ruth Brown, of Chesterton, Cambridgeshire. Column 58.

 

BROWN, Signalman, WALTER COCKERHAM, 2589762. III Corps Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 13th February 1942. Age 25. Husband of Nora Edna Brown, of Netherfield, Nottinghamshire. Column 43.

 

BROWN, Gunner, WALTER ERNEST, V C, D C M, NX35492. A.I.F. 2/15 Fd. Regt. Royal Australian Artillery. 28th February 1942. Age 55. Son of Francis Samuel and Agnes Brown; husband of Maude Brown, of Carlton, New South Wales, Australia. Column 115. The citation in the London Gazette for 16th August, 1918, gives the following details:- The company to which Corporal Brown was attached carried out during the night a minor operation, capturing a small system of enemy trenches. Early the next morning the occupants of the newly captured trench were persistently sniped at from an enemy strong-point about 70 yards away. Corporal Brown, on his own initiative made a dash towards that post, which he reached in spite of machine-gun fire. Threatening the occupants with a Mills grenade, he induced them all to come out, and, through further machine-gun fire, brought back prisoner one officer and eleven other ranks.

 

BROWN, Aircraftman 2nd Class, WILLIAM EDGAR, 1073368. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 9th February 1942. Age 31. Son of Edgar William and Mary Jane Brown; husband of Kathleen Brown, of Skipton, Yorkshire. Column 419.

 

BROWN, Sergeant, WILLIAM EDWARD HAROLD, 755140. 62 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 26th January 1942. Age 22. Son of William John and Fanny Brown, of Luton, Bedfordshire. Column 414.

 

BROWN, Private, WILLIAM ROBERT, NX10864. A.I.F. 2/18 Bn. Australian Infantry. 11th February 1942. Age 23. Son of John William and Violet May Brown, of Griffiths, New South Wales, Australia. Column 119.

 

BROWNBRIDGE, Fusilier, HARRY GEORGE, 4278538. 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 12th September 1944. Age 32. Son of John and Jane Brownbridge; husband of Mary Brownbridge, of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Column 46.

 

BROWNE, Signalman, LEON MELBOURNE, 2752421. Singapore Fortress Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 12th September 1944. Age 30. Column 43.

 

BROWNHOOD, Gunner, ALEX, 1787125. 7 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 38. Column 14.

 

BROWNING, Private, ALBERT JAMES, VX39621. A.I.F. 2/29 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 36. Son of Ernest James Browning and Ada Jane Browning; husband of Helena Browning, of Footscray, Victoria, Australia. Column 129.

 

BROWNING, Flying Officer, CYRIL REGINALD ARTHUR, 165962. 48 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 23rd October 1945. Son of Reginald Alfred James and Mabel F. Browning, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Column 447.

 

BROWNING, Private, THOMAS JOHN MURRELL, TX2757. A.I.F. 2/40 Bn. Australian Infantry. 24th June 1944. Age 28. Son of Thomas Harold and Alice Annie Browning, of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Column 133.

 

BROWNLIE, Private, JAMES, 2876766. 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. 21st September 1944. Age 33. Son of James and Annie Brownlie, of Craigneuk, Lanarkshire. Column 78.

 

BROWNLIE, Second Lieutenant, WILLIAM, 225146. Electrical and Mechanical Base Park. Royal Engineers. 14th February 1942. Age 45. Son of William and Elizabeth Brownlie. Column 38.

 

BROWNRIGG, Lieutenant, JOHN FORRESTER, 71179. 1/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). 13th - 14th February 1942. Column 69.

 

BROZYNA, Major, HAROLD LENTON, 63647. Royal Army Ordnance Corps seconded to 30 Mobile Workshop Coy. Indian Army Ordnance Corps. 12th February 1942. Age 32. Son of Karl and Edith Brozyna; husband of Delicia D. M. Brozyna, of Wilmslow, Cheshire. A.M.I.M.E. (Birmingham). Column 107.

 

BRUCE, Private, JAMES RODERICK, NX905. A.I.F. 2/19 Bn. Australian Infantry. 22nd January 1942. Age 27. Son of William and Olive Mary Bruce, of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia. Column 122.

 

BRUCE, Gunner, LEONARD LESLIE, NX29690. A.I.F. 2/15 Fd. Regt. Royal Australian Artillery. 23rd January 1942. Age 28. Son of George Christopher and Eliza Bruce; husband of Heather Lorraine Bruce, of Croydon, New South Wales. Australia. Column 115.

 

BRUCE, Corporal, WILLIAM HUNTER, 33. Perak Local Defence Corps. 23rd December 1941. Age 54. Husband of Elsie Grace Bruce, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Column 401.

 

BRUMBY, Private, ALFRED JAMES, 6141007. 2nd Bn. East Surrey Regiment. 15th December 1941. Age 25. Son of Henry George and Elizabeth Anne Brumby. Column 68.

 

BRUMPTON, Serjeant, JOHN WILLIAM, 840334. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 28. Husband of Vera Lilian Brumpton, of Barnstaple, Devon. Column 5.

 

BRUNGER, Gunner, ARTHUR SIDNEY, 1099014. 85 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 32. Son of William Sidney and Marian Florrie Brunger, of Maidstone, Kent. Column 14.

 

BRUNT, Staff Serjeant, RICHARD ALLEN, 7629856. 6 H.A.A. Regt., Workshop Sec. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 13th February 1942. Age 29. Son of Edward and Frances Brunt, of Cambridge; husband of Joan Brunt, of Cambridge. Column 107.

 

BRUNTON, Private, REGINALD THEODORE, 5778153. 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 20th January 1942. Age 21. Son of George Henry and Florence Annie Brunton, of St. John's Fen End, Norfolk. Column 49.

 

BRUSHETT, Sapper, MERTON, 1894355. 560 Field Coy. Royal Engineers. 12th September 1944. Column 40.

 

BRUTON, Corporal, JOHN, 7261480. 32 Coy. attd. 1 (Malay) Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps. 14th - 15th February 1942. Age 24. Son of Arthur Francis and Felicie Ellen Catherine Bruton, of Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire. Column 104.

 

BRYANT, Leading Aircraftman, FREDERICK JOHN, 1398164. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 7th September 1945. Column 453.

 

BRYANT, Sergeant, GEORGE PERCY FITZGERALD, 560529. Royal Air Force. 5th April 1941. Age 29. Son of George and Elisabeth Bryant; husband of Joan McGill Bryant, of Farnborough, Hampshire. Column 409.

 

BRYANT, Bombardier, JOHN CHARLES FREDERICK, 828276. 9 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th March 1943. Age 24. Son of Charles Arthur and Carmena Maria Bryant, of Perivale, Greenford, Middlesex. Column 7.

 

BRYCE, Private, HORACE JAMES, NX73616. A.I.F. 2/20 Bn. Australian Infantry. 15th February 1942. Age 19. Son of Charles Edward and Mabel Bryce, of Tyagarah, New South Wales, Australia. Column 125.

 

BRYCE, Gunner, JAMES BELLINGAL, 1092983. 135 (The Herefordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 8th September 1945. Age 38. Son of George and Bridget Bryce. Column 35.

 

BRYDSON, Private, DIXON BLACK, 10530143. 18 Divisional Workshops. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 20th September 1944. Age 25. Column 108.

 

BRYHAM, Second Lieutenant, PETER WILLIAM, EC/3772. 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles. 15th February 1942. Column 285.

 

BRYSON, Second Lieutenant, HUGH F., Local Defence Corps (Singapore). 3rd September 1939 - 31st December 1947. Column 403.

 

 

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