Grave of Trooper J J Brown, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), killed in action, Serracapriola, Italy, 2 October 1943
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Italy (1943-1945), 1943.
A wooden cross and steel helmet, marking the grave of John James Brown, aged 30, who was killed during a ground-strafing attack by a German Focke-Wolf 190 aircraft. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission record Brown's burial at the Sangro River War Cemetery.
From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-14-229
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-14-229
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