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John (Edward Brims) Brown enlisted into a Scottish Regiment in the 1940s and subsequently volunteered for airborne forces.By the early 1950's he was serving with 2 PARA in Egypt and later went on to serve as a Warrant Officer Class 2 with 3 PARA.

WO2 John Brown died on the parade ground at Aldershot of natural causes, on 3 February 1967, aged 40 years, and is now  buried at Aldershot Military Cemetery.

Warrant Officer Class 2 John Brown

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Canal Zone Egypt
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2 PARA Rugby XV Egypt 1952-53
2 PARA Rugby XV Egypt 1952-53
Course Photograph including Sgt John Brown
Course Photograph including Sgt John Brown
Group photograph including John Brown 1940s
Group photograph including John Brown 1940s

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The Funeral Cortege of WO2 John Brown, 1967
The Funeral Cortege of WO2 John Brown, 1967
The Funeral of WO2 John Brown, 1967
The Funeral of WO2 John Brown, 1967
The Funeral of WO2 John Brown, 1967
The Funeral of WO2 John Brown, 1967
John Brown 1940s
John Brown 1940s
John Brown, 1947
John Brown, 1947