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Andre Henry Robert Browne

Admitted to:

South Meads Hospital. RAF Hospital St. Athens (03/10/44).

Date of Injury:

29/09/1944

D.O.B/Age when admitted:

06/04/20 (24)

Cause of Incident:

Crashed on landing in a Beaufighter - engine seized up on approach to landing.

Transferred to QVH:

01/03/1945

Injuries:

Burns to hands.

No. of Operations at East Grinstead:

4



IDENTITY CARD

This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.


Forename:

Andre Henry Robert

Surname:

Browne

Service No:

184541

Nationality:

British


Awards/Honours:

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Patient Unit:

Centaurus Flt

Profession:

Pilot

Patient Rank:

Plt Off

Death:

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Age at Death:

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Dr Rank:

Dr Unit:

Notes:

Glossary:

Further Reading:

McIndoe's Army' By Edward Bishop.
'Guinea Pigs on Parade', The Guinea Pig, July 1982, p. 29.
'Andre Browne Recalls the Whitehall Cinema', The Guinea Pig, July 1995, p. 17.
'But For Archie and the Canadians...', Andre Browne, The Guinea Pig, July 1996, p. 11.

References:




East Grinstead Museum Collection:
EGRTM 2751.68.1 - one of 5 in a set of black and white photographs of Guinea Pigs