Roll of Honour James Sydney Brown

Service number 36814
Rank Sergeant
Unit No. 42 Squadron
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict Eligibility Date Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of Death 06 February 1945
Place of Death Java, Netherlands East Indies
Cause of Death Prisoner of War
Cemetery or Memorial Details Jakarta (Ancol) Netherlands Field of Honour, Jakarta, Indonesia
Source AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force

Location on the Roll of Honour

James Sydney Brown's name is located at panel 103 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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