English Māori David Roderick Llewelyn Brown Born 23 June 1917 - Died 13 December 1941 PDF Key details Service numberNZ41867 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankPilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 453 Squadron, RAAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDavid Roderick Llewelyn AWMM SurnameBrown AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ41867 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth23 June 1917 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs M.T.H. Brown, Balmoral, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignFar East (Air Force) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ41867 AWMM Military serviceAttached RAAF AWMM 21 Squadron, RAAF AWMM 243 Squadron, RAF AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 453 Squadron, RAAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Stella Brown, Whangarei, whom he married two months before his departure. Son of Thomas Robert and Theresa Brown of Auckland.Was employed by ABC Taxis of Whangarei.A keen follower of civil aviation before the war, he was for several years a flying member of the Mangere Auto Club.He was killed during the first Japanese offensive of Malaya.Brown was first buried at Taloek. Postwar he was reinterred in the Dutch war cemetery at Medan, but at a later date was taken to Java for final reinterment at Djakarta. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death13 December 1941 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Sumatra, Indonesia AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryJakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia AWMM 2 C 3 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember David Roderick Llewelyn Brown by laying a poppy. David James Brown David Morton Brown David Roderick Llewelyn Brown David Scott Brown David Thompson Brown Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of David Roderick Llewelyn Brown Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2170506 Sources Used DocumentsNorthland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II [electronic resource]. (2002). Whangarei, N.Z.: Returned Services Association. AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 3 p. 107 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
