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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BROWN, David Henry, LS, V19206, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Henry W. and Frances M. Brown, of Roseland, Ontario.
Leading Seaman Brown died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors. AB David Edgar Brown, LS David Henry Brown and AB Merv Woods lost their lives when they went back to withdraw the primers from the depth charges before the boat sank. Their actions are described on page 213 of "U-Boats Against Canada."
Leading Seaman David Henry Brown has been honoured by having Brown Lake named after him. The location of Brown Lake is in the Yukon (95C07- 60° 19’ 01”- 124° 39’ 27”)
Ships served in: WINDSOR DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 20 Nov 1940 * Commenced Active Service 30 Apr 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jun 1941 * Rated Acting Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 04 Oct 1941 HMCS PRINCE DAVID - Drafted to PRINCE DAVID 04 Oct 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 02 Feb 1942 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman, RCNVR 02 Feb 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 15 Jun 1942 * Rated Leading Torpedoman, RCNVR 17 Sep 1942 HMCS PRINCE ROBERT - Drafted to PRINCE ROBERT 12 Nov 1942 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 10 Mar 1943 HMCS OUTARDE - Drafted to OUTARDE 16 Mar 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 12 May 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR 15 May 1943 HMCS SANS PEUR - Drafted to SANS PEUR 26 May 1943 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 02 Jun 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 24 Oct 1943 HMCS CHALEUR II - Drafted to CHALEUR II 20 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 07 Dec 1943
(DHB001) David Brown posing with the Vickers .50 cal machine gun on either PRINCE DAVID or PRINCE ROBERT // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (DHB002) Service File for David Brown // Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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