| He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1915). He was Awarded Wings 24/11/1915. He was injured in an aircraft crash 02/05/1916. He served in #9 (Naval) Squadron 1917. He served in #11 (Naval) Squadron 1917. He served in #4 (Naval) Squadron 1917. He served in #11 (Naval) Squadron 1917, 9 (Naval) Squadron 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Commander RNAS (With seniority dated 15/02/1918). He served in #9 (Naval) Squadron 1918. He served in #2 School Aerial Fighting as an Instructor in 1918, He survived a crash in a flying accident 15/07/1918, (He had a total of 10 victories in World War One including 1 captured and 2 destroyed. He was awarded a DSC "for the excellent work he has done on active service. On 03/09/1917 he attacked a two-seater Aviatik in company with his flight. The enemy machine was seen to dive down vertically, the enemy observer falling over on the side of the fusilage, shot. On 05/09/1917 in company with his formation he attacked an Albatross scout and two-seater driving them away from our lines. One machine was observed to go down, apparently out of control. On 15/09/1917 whilst on patrol he dived on two Avaitiks and three Albatross scouts, followed by his flight. He dived several times and picked out one enemy scout, firing about 200 rounds, when the enemy machine went down out of control, spinning on its back. On the 20th September 1917 whilst leading his flight he dived on five Albatross scouts. Flight Lieutenant Brown picked out one enemy machine and opened fire. One of his guns jammed but he carried on with the other. The enemy machine went down out of control and over on its back and remained in that postion for about 30 seconds, whilst he continued firing until his other gun jammed. The enemy then disappeared in the clouds, still on its back. Another officer of the same patrol was later followed by four enemy machines, and he was seperated from the formation. Both Flight Lieutenant Brown's guns were jammed, but he dived on the enemy machines and drove them off, thus undoubtedly saving the pilot's life.") (He was a participant in the shooting down of the plane of Baron Von Richthofen 21/04/1918. He was awarded a bar to the DSC "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On 21/04/1918 while leading a patrol of six scouts he attacked a formation of 20 hostile scouts. He personally engaged two fokker triplanes which he drove off; then seeing that one of our machines was being attacked and apparently hard pressed, he dived on the hostile scout, firing the while. This scout, a Fokker triplane, nose-dived and crashed on the ground. Since the award of the DSC he has destroyed several other enemy aircraft and has shown great dash and enterprise in attacking enemy troops from low altitude despite heavy anti-aircraft fire." (Transferred to RAF) 1918. He was appointed as a Captain RAF. (He was retired on 01/04/1919. |
