
Brown P G M Pte 9704 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Brown P G M Pte 9704 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Born 15th October, 1896. He joined the London Rifle Brigade early in 1914, and left for France with his battalion in November, 1914. He was in and out of the trenches throughout the winter, except for a short period in hospital with frozen feet, until killed in action by shell fire on 3rd May, 1915, while attending to some wounded comrades.
Source : Dulwich College War Record 1914-1919

Brown P G M Pte 9704 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
BROWN, PHILIP GEORGE MORTIMER, Private, No. 9704, 5th Battn. (London Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), only s. of the late Frederick Robert Brown, Solicitor, by his wife, Emily Louisa (Thirlmere, Dukesthorpe Road, Sydenham, S.E.), dau. of George Phillips, of Beckenham; b. Sundridge Park, co. Kent, 15 Oct. 1896; educ. The Hall, Sydenham Preparatory School, and Dulwich College. He joined the London Rifle Brigade early in 1914, and on the outbreak of war was with his regt. at Eastbourne for the midsummer manœuvres. Volunteering for foreign service, he left with his regt. for France early in Nov. 1914, and was killed in action at Ypres, 3 May, 1915; unm. His commanding officer wrote: “He died doing his duty to the last, and was buried the same night. After he was slightly wounded himself, he spent all his time attending to other wounded friends, and it was whilst performing this duty that he was killed,”
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1