Aircraftman Second Class John Maitland Brown

John Maitland Brown was born on 26 July 1912 in the Huntingdon-Godmanchester area of Quebec. He attended Huntingdon Academy and later completed an engine-and-airframe course at Van Hoffman Air College in St. Louis, Missouri. Before the war he worked as a mechanic and loom fixer and also serviced automobiles. Brown married Clarissa Margaret Cameron at St. Malachi de Ormstown on 8 April 1936. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force at Montreal on 10 June 1940 as an aero-engine mechanic. During more than five years of service he advanced through the non-commissioned ranks to Sergeant. His wartime service was entirely in Canada, including long service at No. 1 Wireless School in Montreal and later postings in Ontario. He was honourably released on 1 October 1945 and intended to settle at Mount Hope, Ontario. He died on 17 May 1984.

1912-07-26 — Born
1936-04-08 — Married Clarissa Margaret Cameron
1938-02-16 — Son John Cameron Brown born
1940-06-10 — Enlisted in the RCAF as AC2 / Aero Engine Mechanic
1940-06-10 to 1940-06-11 — Travelled by rail to No. 1 Manning Depot
1940-11-09 — Reclassified/promoted Aircraftman First Class
1941-01-29 — Daughter Janet Margaret Brown born
1941-04-01 — Promoted Leading Aircraftman; AEM Group B effective
1941-04-07 to 1941-04-10 — Hospitalized for left-arm swelling after inoculation
1941-07-01 — Qualified Aero Engine Mechanic Group A, 81%
1942-09-10 — Passed drill and ceremonial qualification for LAC to Corporal, 81%
1942-09-11 — Daughter Susan Elizabeth Brown born
1942-09-15 — Appointed Acting Corporal (unpaid)
1943-04-01 — Acting Corporal (paid) and Temporary Corporal (paid) effective
1943-06-16 — Fractured right fifth metacarpal playing authorized softball/baseball
1943-09-01 — Acting Sergeant (paid) and Temporary Sergeant (paid) effective
1943-10-19 — Subscribed to Fifth Victory Loan
1943-11-23 — X-ray after blow to left chest; no rib fracture found
1944-04-26 — Sixth Victory Loan bond purchase documented
1945-04-23 — Eighth Victory Loan bond purchase documented
1945-08-28 to 1945-09-19 — Special annual leave before release
1945-09-19 — Posted from No. 16 S.F.T.S. Hagersville for release
1945-09-20 — Reported to No. 4 Release Centre
1945-09-29 — Release Medical Board completed
1945-10-01 — Honourably released; transferred to Reserve General Section Class E
1945-10-01 — Release counselling recorded plans for postwar auto-mechanics training
1957-07-04 — Veterans Land Act account reviewed
1984-05-17 — Died