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Marine Superintendent and Surveyor of Ships, Johore

Herbert Henry Brown

M.I.M.E., M.I.Mech. E.

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1890, 10th July - Herbert was born in Portsmouth, England

1919, 28th August - Herbert married Emilia Farrugia at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore

Photo - Herbert and Emilia, with their children, Cyril Austin and Evelyn Mary.

 

Sub Lt. SS RNR (1935)

Lieutenant

Straits Settlements Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

M.R.N.V.R

Interned as a civilian

 

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The family lived at 5 Jalan Straits View, Johore Bahru.

 

News Article - 24th June 1937

Straits Budget

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Just before the Japanese invasion of Malaya, Emilia and Evelyn Mary were evacuated from Singapore to Fremantle on 11th February 1942.  They waited there for news of Herbert Henry and after learning of his death they returned to England arriving 3rd May 1944.  Evelyn Mary served in WRNS from August 1944 to September 1945.

 

Cyril served on HMS Victorious Fleet Air Arm which was part of the operation for bombing the oil refineries to stop the Japanese having the fuel for their war effort. After serving on HMS Victorious and the war was over, Cyril re trained as an aeronautical engineer and served as a shore based test pilot for Fleet Air Arm.

 

Japanese PoW

Transported to Palembang Internment Camp, Sumatra

 

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Died

Age 51

21st May 1942

Died at Men’s Palembang Internment Camp

Cause of death heart failure following acute Bacillary Dysentery

 

Loved Ones

Husband of Emilia Brown.

Father of Cyril Austin and Evelyn Mary.

Grandfather to David Wall, Carolyn Wall, Rupert Brown, Vivienne Brown.

 

Memorial

Sumatra

Civilian War Dead

 

Information

Vivienne Brown - Grandchild

Carolyn Astill - Grandchild

Judy Campbell

Civilians - Roll of Honour

Commonwealth War Grave Commission

KEW Files:- FO 916/1056,

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