Wilfred Brown

Research by Joan West

l-r. Wilf Brown, Sarah 'Emily', Brown(Wilfs mother & landlady of The Crown, Harry Barefoot.

Frederick 'Wilfred' Brown born ? was the son of Lawrence & Sarah Brown. Wilfred remained single.

RAF Local Residents report. Wilfred Brown. Lived at The Crown, Church Lane, Lacey Green.

Wilf Brown was called up during WW2 into the RAF.

He spent most of the war in India.

He was taken ill when his body stopped sweating in the heat.

In order to save his life he was sent to high altitude Kashmir to recover.

Research Note. Barry Macey (Wilf's brother in law) told me that Wilf always told what a beautiful place it was and that his recovery time was the best days of his life.

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