Pilot-Officer R. E. ("Dick") Brain, son of Mr. and Mr«. E. St. Clair Brain, of bevonport, who has been reported missing from air operations on April 5 in the Middle East. He was educated at Devonport School and Takapuna Grammar School. He volunteered for service with the Air Force in November, 1939, and left last year after gair.ing his commission and "wings" in New Zealand. Pilot-Officer Brain was posted to a squadron in England, where he remained for some months before proceeding to the Middle East.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1942, Page 5
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86Pilot-Officer R. E. ("Dick") Brain, son of Mr. and Mr«. E. St. Clair Brain, of bevonport, who has been reported missing from air operations on April 5 in the Middle East. He was educated at Devonport School and Takapuna Grammar School. He volunteered for service with the Air Force in November, 1939, and left last year after gair.ing his commission and "wings" in New Zealand. Pilot-Officer Brain was posted to a squadron in England, where he remained for some months before proceeding to the Middle East. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1942, Page 5
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