Browne MID, Douglas John

Date of Birth1916-04-29
Date of Death1994-06-07
Age78
GenderMale
Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, Watford

Service Details

ServiceRANVR - Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Date of Entry1940-09-14
RankLieutenant
Official NumberS/V21
Discharged Date1945-11-26
Discharge TypeDemobed - Discharged at end of War Service
Service Period1940-1945
Active Service (War service)WW2
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Record see Sources

Other Details

Hostilities OnlyYes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Cemetery AddressMacquarie Park, NSW
SectionQQB
Grave Number768
Grave TypeCremation - Niche

Notes

Member The Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme. Promoted to SUBLT 28 AUG 1941. In Command HDML1327. MID twice for services (escorting & guiding landing craft to their beaches) during the Invasion of Sicily and ANZIO. Sicily MID reads - "he seemed to need no rest and responded to every demand made on him with a cheerfulness and ability that was most heartening" The Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme - Defence Reserves Association The Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme - Naval Historical Society of Australia See also: The Yachties - Australian Volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940-45 ISBN978-1-922669-53-7 Janet Roberts Billett

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs DVA Commemoration Details

Contributors

Researched by: Mark Fleming