George Brown was born in Saskatchewan on September 24, 1921, the son of George Morton Brown and Bathia (nee Riddle) Brown, of Sarnia. Both his parents were originally from Scotland. George’s home address was listed as 333 Wellington Street, Sarnia. George, single at the time, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, becoming a member of RCAF #487 New Zealand squadron “Ki Te Mutunga” (Through to the End), attaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant, Flying Officer-Pilot. On September 17, 1944, George’s Mosquito aircraft MS979 crashed on take-off from Thorney Island en-route to Holland. Approximately one week later, Mrs. Bathia Brown in Sarnia would receive a telegram informing her that her son, Flight-Lieutenant George William Brown has been reported missing after air operations overseas on September 16. George was later officially listed as, Previously reported missing after air operations, now for official purposes, presumed dead, overseas (England). Twenty-three year old George Brown has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Panel 244.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, L, M, N, 2C, 2D