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Son of Albert and Hazel Brown of Lyndhurst, Ontario.
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Newspaper - Deaths on Active Service
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Rev. James Gordon Brown was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Brown of R. R. 2, Lyndhurst. He attended local schools, graduating from Athens high school. He received his Master of Arts degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was minister of Robertson United Church, Edmonton, Alberta, when war broke out and he enlisted June 1, 1942 in the Chaplain service of the R.C.A.F.<P>
On November 27, he was celebrating his birthday with a group of friends in Antwerp when a V-2 bomb landed near them. He was killed, but the others were untouched. He is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp.
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
From the Regina Leader Post December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
From the Edmonton Bulletin December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Squadron Leader James Gordon Brown
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Newspaper - Deaths on Active Service
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Rev. James Gordon Brown was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Brown of R. R. 2, Lyndhurst. He attended local schools, graduating from Athens high school. He received his Master of Arts degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was minister of Robertson United Church, Edmonton, Alberta, when war broke out and he enlisted June 1, 1942 in the Chaplain service of the R.C.A.F.<P> On November 27, he was celebrating his birthday with a group of friends in Antwerp when a V-2 bomb landed near them. He was killed, but the others were untouched. He is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp.
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Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 and 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Regina Leader Post December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Bulletin November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Bulletin December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 260 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY Belgium
Antwerp lies 57 Km north of Brussels on the E19 and 59 km north east of Gent on the E17 motorway. The cemetery itself is located in Wilrijk, a suburb of Antwerp. From the Bistplein in front of the railway station in Wilrijk follow the Kleinsteenweg for 300 M until you arrive at the ring road. Turn right and follow the ring road for 100 M to the first set of traffic lights and turn left. Go under the flyover and continue straight on over the dual carrageway into Jules Moretus Lei. Follow this street for 1 kilometre and the entrance to the Municipal Cemetery is on your left. After entering the cemetery follow the Commission signs to the three Commission plots at the far end of the cemetery.
Alternatively ask for their location at the office within the cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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