A stroll down memory lane for son of British North Borneo forestry officer


Alec Brown presents old photographs from his late father’s collection to Datuk Frederick Kugan (second right) as Arthur Chung and Sally Brown look on.

KOTA KINABALU: It was a sentimental journey back in time for Alec Brown, the youngest son of George Brown, a senior forestry officer who served in British North Borneo before and after World War II.

Alec, accompanied by his wife Sally, visited the Sabah Forestry Department on Wednesday (Jan 8), retracing the footsteps of his late father who worked under the renowned Conservator of Forests, Harry Keith, during the late 1930s.

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