Duncan Stewart Brown was born in Winnipeg, May 16th, 1924. He grew up in Headingley and attended Phoneix School and United college. After school he began working at the McDonald Bros. Aircraft factory as a sheet metal worker.
He enlisted in 1942. After training he was transferred to the 158 Bomber Squadron. He died Dec. 18th, 1944 at age 20, when his plane returning from a bombing mission was intercepted by an enemy aircraft. While taking evasive action, the engine failed resulting in a crash landing in Belgium, killing 3 of the 7 crew including Duncan.