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Colin Crawford Brownlee

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466 Squadron Wellington X HE368 HD-L

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Colin Crawford AWMM
  • Surname
    Brownlee AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ411059 AWMM
    • WWII 411059 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Europe (Air) AWMM
    • Operation Lorient AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ411059 AWMM
    • WWII 411059 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Colin Brownlee was the son of George Herbert Brownlee and of Margaret Lorimer Brownlee (nee Crawford), of Sawyer's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 January 1943 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Retford, Nottinghamshire AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Finningley (Holy Trinity and St Oswald) Churchyard Extension, Nottinghamshire, England AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2702944
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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25 October 2019KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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