The murder of Captain Brownscombe

Captain Brian Brownscombe was murdered by a Nazi officer after being taken prisoner.Brian “Basher” Brownscombe was a son of Herbert Henry and Edith May Brownscombe of Watchet, Somerset.He served with 181 Airlanding Field Ambulance. The medical officer had been awarded the George Cross after keeping a wounded soldier afloat for five hours, following the disastrous Sicily […]