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rllgnl Leader (1918) 209 Squadron, DFC. DSC. Captain Roy Brown. was ofllctally credited with shooting down the German World War 1 ace known as The Red Baron. When I started I was trunking it was about remembering Captain Brown but as l Ieamed more and more trom the people that I wrote to I started to think It was more about 905- 640- 2950 welcomehomecard@béll net www. welcomehomecare.ca Captain A. Roy Brown by Nadine Caner Flight Leader (1918) 209 Squadron, DFC Roy Brown. was offlctally credited with she German World War 1 ace knnwn :1: Th. nu Details on contributions made by former residents of Stouffville over the years. in our community and further afield. can be found in many places. I recently received material about one such resident. which had been researched and presented by Nadine Carter. an 11-year-old Grade 6 student at Glad Park Public School. "I never really thought of this story as a project because i was only writing letters to let people know that I didn't think it was the way it should have been â€" our town forgetting about one of our notable resrdents - Captain A. Roy Brown." explained Nadine. - Due solely to her efforts. council recently endorsed the purchase of a plaque to honour Capt. Brown and have It placed at an appropriate location In town, The following is Nadine's proiect. almost In Its entirety: Caring E for 3‘3” ' ’ Bathing Grooming Feeding Oral Hygiene Transferring Positioning Incontinence Car Medication Reml ers Meal Preparation Laundry 8. Linen Washing ' Errand Services ‘ Conversation Friendship and much more! April 2015 One 365 EVERGREEN BOOKKEEF’ING Bookkeeping, HST, Payroll, OuickBooks, Simply Accounting sProYessional sReliable sAfléraable (W) 315.642.6578 "3647,3282!” www.cvergraenbookkeeping.ca By Maurice Smith Stouffvi/le Free Press ompassionate Hero Inspires Local Student WEE SERVICES :1 .. 3.... - yuulu nu‘ uuugcl loofllinfin the face, I went away, I dud not feel Me a viclor. There was a lump an my lhroal. If he had been my dearest friend. I could nol have felt greater sorrow." v " The more I really found out about mm the more I thought he was a compassmnate man and , ,. vrâ€"r"â€"-_-, Bunny” . as ll I had committed an Injustice. With a feeling of shame. a kind of anger against mysell moved In my thoughts, that I had forced hum to lay there. And in my heart I cursed the force that us devoted to death. I cursed the war. II I could I would gladly have brought hum back to life. but that Is somewhat different than shooting a gun‘ I could no, longer lufi-fl.iâ€"¢1â€"ag-x--- x ,, . . H. A After the battle Brown went to see van Ftichtholen's body and wrote, “What I saw that day shook me up a lot, as it was the lust time I had seen a man whom I know I had ktlled. It you don't shoot them they will shoot you. so it had to be done. It lS terrible thmg when yo Ink 1 it that they should examine a body to see who sh d ave the credit of killing him, The Sight of Rlchthoten as I walked closer gave me a start. He looked so tnendly. His face. particularly peacelul. had an expression of gentleness and goodness. of refinement. Suddenly I lelt miserable, desperately unhappy. as l' I had COmmltled an mimnm w». a «mum .« A.-.“ He was flying two missions per day and on the Ztst spotted Baron von Flichtholen's 'Circus' (Germany's premier air group of the war) as they were called. He led his group of 1 1 planes against them despite being outnumbered more than two to one. They shot down three of their triplanes, among them was the Baron Manlred von Richthofen. and did not I6se any at their group. Brown did not know it was the Red Baron when this happened. He was fighting two other planes but had spotted a Gen'nan plane chasrng one of his group (a new pilot who was on his first combat mi55ion) and went to save him. our town and how it forgot about people when they are gone â€" not just Captain Brown. There was a neighbour next to his farm and she said even Captain Roy Brown didn't want people to call him Captain and didn't talk about the war. Roy Brown's daughters said that they only found out things about their dad from other kids at school. So even Captain Roy Brown wanted to forget things and I am not blamlng anyone. But I do think people want to remember especially when they are sad about saying goodbye. In the spring of 1918, Brown's Squadron was posted over the Somme where our Allled forces were suftering high losses and bemg pushed back - In the last great German offenswe. Non-medical personal care for seniors in the comfort of your own home, in a nursing home or in_lhe hospital. The Town w1ll honour Captain A.‘ Roy Brown thha special plaque as the result of an In-deprh study Winen and presented by Nadine Carter. 3 Grade 6 sluder'n at Glad Park Public School Franks exford@be|lnet. ca ~ 15118 Hwy #48, Stouffville ON L4A 7X3 - BRAKES - SQSPENS/ON -MUFFLER$ 905-640-1140 Fax: 905-640-5541 we -WEXFQRD . SERVICECENTRES no Dan Frank lantria ~ Owners It is not just to have his name as a memorial, but for al the kids who live here. to know that someone from our area can do things that people from all over our country and world recognize as being valuable. So we don't Just thunk none of'us can grow up and not be -Important - and that‘s why we have to name our schools-after other people who don't come from here! In June of this yeai(2015) Captain Brown will Barinéucted into The Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, This seems to have taken a long time to happen. After the war he bought a farm and made his home in Stouffville, on land now occupied by parts of Rolling Hills Golf Course. He died there March 9. 1944, at an early age (50) contributed to by health stresses from his War In‘uries‘ lâ€" n._A A...,. .A-.- A 7 In 1943. Brown stood as the candidate in the Ontario legislature for the Liberal Party in the‘ riding of Toronto. Woodbine. but lost in August of that year. His poor health which had been declining for years hindered his campaigning. He wanted to make sure soldiers returning to Canada were taken care of. "I got back into civilian life last time with 27 fractures and was a nervous wreck. I got no pension. That kind of thing must neyer happen again " By defeating the Germans' best fighter squadron Captain Brown gave hope to the people of our nations who had been fighting the war for so long with so many killed and were new again retreating in the Somme. always tried to look out for others and not just himself. Movies wouldn't make heroes out 01 these kinds of people because they don't slap each other when they kill someone. Maurice 5011”? can be reached ° ALIGNMENT ETIRES ' OIL CHANGES . - )m our area :ountry and 't just think - and that's )eople who