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Joseph Brown (1920-1944)

Soldier
Service No:7985253
Rank:Trooper
Squadron:B
Role:Operator
KIA:28 Jun 1944
Commemorated:Bayeux Memorial, Panel 8, Column 1. [Panel]
23H Memorial, Bridlington Priory [Panel]
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 270
Casualty List
Record
Other
Incident Report Page 1, Page 2
Civilian
Residence:47 Day Street, Hull, East Yorks (1939)
Birth:registered Dec 1920 in Hull
Parents
Joseph BrownEdith Gilbert
Window Cleaner.
47 Day Street, Hull, East Yorks (1939).
Birth 27 Dec 1896 in Hull.
Birth 20 Apr 1895 in Hull.
Death registered Sep 1968 in Hull.
Marriage registered Jun 1920 in Hull, East Yorks.

Notes

The CWGC website gives Joseph as belonging to C Squadron. This is incorrect; he was a member of Cpl Clear's tank crew of B Squadron.

The incident in which Joseph was killed is described in the 23H Story, p57 and Bishop Page 17, Page 18.