In Carleton Place, Ontario, in the memorial park south of Franklin Street between Beckwith Street and Judson Lane to the west of the Carleton Place Cenotaph stands a plaque commemorating Captain A. Roy Brown, D.S.C.
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CAPITAINE A. ROY BROWN, D.S.C. 1893 - 1944
Arthur Roy Brown, né à Carleton Place, est vainqueur en combat aérien du baron Manfred von Richthofen, le célébre pilote de chasse de la Première Guerre mondiale qui est un héros national en Allemagne. Pilote civil en 1915, Brown est nommé officier du Service de l'air de la Marine royale. En 1917-1918, période de violents combats aériens, il abat au moins 12 avions ennemis, ce qui lui vaut la Croix et la Barrette de service distingué. Les Australiens du service de défense antiaérienne lui disputent l'honneur d'avoir abattu Richtofen, mais Brown reçoit sa médaille officielle. Après de graves blessures, il revient à la vie civile et organise une compagnie de transports aériens qui dessert le Nord de l'Ontario et du Québec.
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CAPTAIN A. ROY BROWN, D.S.C. 1893 - 1944
Victor in aerial combat over Baron Manfred von Richtofen, the first World War's leading fighter pilot and German national hero, Arthur Roy Brown was born at Carleton Place. In 1915 he qualified as a civilian pilot and was commissioned in the Royal Naval Air Service. In the thick of vicious air fighting in 1917-18, Brown is credited with at least 12 enemy planes, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and Bar. Though the Canadian's downing of Richtofen was contested by Australian ground gunners the official award was given to Captain Brown. Overcoming severe war injuries, he returned to civilian life and later organized an air transport company which served Northern Ontario and Quebec.
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