Brown M L Pte 74307 5th Durham Light Infantry

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Brown M L Pte 74307 5th Durham Light Infantry

BROWN, MABERLEY LENS, Private, No. 74307, 2/5th (Territorial) Battn. The Durham Light Infantry, s. of Maberley Lens Brown, of 13, The Pavement, Ladywell; b. New Cross, London, S.E., 29 Jan. 1891; educ. Gordon Brock School, Brockley, S.E.: joined the Durham Light Infantry 17 Oct. 1916; served with the Salonika Army, and died at No. 50 General Hospital,  Salonika, 16 Dec. 1918, of bronchial pneumonia, contracted while on active service. Buried there. His Commanding Officer wrote: . It was a sad blow to his company, and to all who knew him, and his loss is keenly felt. Even in the gladness of peace here there is a shadow caused by the absence of all those who, like your husband, so bravely fought and so generously gave their lives for their country.” He m. 4 Aug. 1912, Ada Catherine (31, Dalmain Road, Forest Hill, S.E.), dau. of Henry Nunham, of 3, Dal-main Road, Forest Hill, S.E., and had three sons: Henry George, b. 24 Feb. 1916; Frederick James, b. 1915, and Maberley Lens, b. 22 April, 1916.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown K A Captain 1st Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Brown K A Captain 1st Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment

CAPTAIN KEITH ANDREWS BROWN (1909-12). 1st Battalion The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Born 3rd May, 1896. A younger brother of C. A. Brown above. When war broke out he was farming in the North of England, but came south at once and joined the Ist Battalion Queen’s Westminster Rifles (16th Battalion London Regiment), with whom he went to France on 1st November, 1914. serving at Armentières and elsewhere, until February, 1915, when he returned home to enter Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he soon gained his N.C.O. stripes. In October, 1915, he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant and posted to The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. In November he again went to France, joining the and Battalion of his regiment, and remained with it until dangerously wounded during the severe fighting in High Wood, the second week of the Somme battles, 15th July, 1916. He rejoined the 3rd Battalion at Sittingbourne in January, 1917, for light duty, and the following June again returned to France, being attached to the 1st Battalion, and in October was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain, having already been promoted Lieutenant in July. During 1918 he commanded his battalion on several occasions, both in the line and out. In July, 1918, he was sent to Paris in command of a picked detachment from the 1st Queen’s, making one of the companies in a composite battalion representing the British Army at the Celebrations in Paris on France’s Day. On 21st September, 1918, he was mortally wounded while leading his company in action near Epehy, dying the following day from his wounds. He was one of the best all-round athletes in his regiment and was an officer of great promise. He was wrapped up in his regiment and its doings and he played for his side all the time.

Source : Dulwich College War Record 1914-1918

Brown K A Captain 1st Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment

Source : The Sphere 26th October 1918

BROWN, KEITH ANDREWS, Capt., 1st Battn. (2nd Foot) The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt.), yr. s. of George Andrews Brown, of Croydon; and brother to Capt. C. H. Brown (q.v.); b. Dulwich, London. S.E., 3 May, 1896; edue. Dulwich College, where he was a member of the Cadet Corps; was engaged in Farming volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and joined the Queen’s Westminster Rifles 6 Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1 Nov. following, where he saw much fighting; returned home, and entered Sandhurst in May : gazetted 2nd Lieut. 20 Oct. 1915 promoted Lieut. 1 July, 1917, and Capt. 10 Oct. following; joined the 2nd Battn. in France, where he subsequently took part in the battles of the Sonime; was dangerously wounded at High Wood 15 July, 1916, and invalided home; on recovery, rejoined the 3rd Battn. 25 Jan. 1917, and returned to France, where he was transferred to the 1st Battn. and in June, 1917, was again on the Western front. He died near Epéhy 22 Sept. 1918, of wounds received in action the previous day. Buried in Five Point British Cemetery. His Brigadier-General wrote: “He was an officer of great promise, always keen and cheerful and a fine leader of men,” and his Commanding Officer: “I had known him for over two years, and was extremely attached to him; indeed, he was a general favourite wherever he went, always bright and cheery, and greatly loved by his men. I do not think he knew what fear meant, and went forward that morning with splendid enthusiasm and coolness. I feel his loss very deeply, as he is one who can never be replaced.” A brother officer also wrote: “Keith was one of the best fellows I have ever met, and an officer of a type rarely found. The regiment will feel his loss keenly.” He was a good rider, a first-class shot, and a keen sportsman.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown J W Lt Royal Field Artillery

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Brown J W Lt Royal Field Artillery

BROWN, JAMES WESTHALL, Lieut., 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade,Royal Field Artillery, s. of the late James Denholm Brown, of 34, Margaret Street, Greenock, Scotland: b. Greenock, 18 Sept. 1885; edue, Collegiate School there: Technical College, Glasgow, and at Glasgow University; joined the R.F.A. 2 Oct. 1914, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 4 Dec. 1914; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force until Nov, 1915, and had command of a battery of four guns at Suvla Bay until the withdrawal. Returning to Port Said. he volunteered for special services in connection with the Royal Air Force, and took his first flight 26 Feb. 1916, afterwards qualifying as Observer. He returned to England and obtained his Graduation Certificate, completing his course 4 Jan. 1917, when he was appointed Pilot; he served with the B.E.F. from 21 March, 1917, and was killed in action near Arras 14 May, 1917. Buried in the Beaurains Road British Cemetery, near Arras, Major E. Gosage, R.A.F., wrote: “He was employed at artillery observation when he was attacked by a hostile machine, and was apparently killed in the air, as his machine fell in our lines. The hostile machine dived at them seven times, and although they put up a plucky fight he was too much for them.. Your son has done exceedingly good work with the Squadron; he was one of the type which we can ill afford to lose; all the officers in the Squadron tender to you their sincere and heartfelt sympathy.” Unm

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown J Pte 25516 6th Black Watch

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BROWN, JOHN, Private, No. 25516, 1/6th (Territorial) Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 2nd s. of John Brown, of Acha, Balvicar, near Oban, by his wife, Catherine, dau. of John McDougall; b. Kilmodan, co. Argyll, 14 June, 1897; educ. Higher Grade School, Tarbert; was Head Ploughman at Finlarig, Perth joined the Royal Highlanders 28 May, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 Sept. 1918, and died at No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station 25 Oct. following, of wounds received in action at Selle the previous day; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown H C Cpl 43186 6th Dorset Regiment

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BROWN, HENRY CECIL, Corpl., No. 43186, 6th (Service) Battn. The Dorsetshire Regt., only s. of John Henry Brown, of Thornleigh, Church Drive, Daybrook. Hosiery Manufacturer, by his wife, Annie Elizabeth, dau. of John Clarke, of Rookwood Road, Nottingham: b. Syston, co. Leicester, 19 June, 1890; educ. Elin Bank School. Nottingham was a Farmer; joined the Army Veterinary Corps 17 April, 1916; served at Woolwich, and subsequently at Bulford and Lulworth: transferring to the 6th Dorsetshire Regt., he served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Aug. 1918, and died at No. 18 Chicago General Hospital, Camiers, 5 Nov. following, of influenza, contracted while on active service. Buried at Etaples. He m. at St. Paul’s. Daybrook, 4 Feb. 1918. Olive Blanche Crosbey, dau. of Frederick Johnson. and had a son. Leslie Cecil. b. 11 May, 1918.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown F Pte 20612 15th Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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BROWN, FRANK, Private, No. 20612, 15th (Service) Battn. The Royal Warwickshire Regt.. s. of Edward Thomas Brown, of Lynedale, Cliffe Grange, Higher Broughton, Manchester, by his wife, Sarah Dewhurst, dau. of Mary (and Peter) Ridyard; b. Rochdale, co. Lancaster, 3 Nov. 1896; educ. Spotland School there was employed at the Bradford Dyers’ Association; enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regt. 4 Jan. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec., taking part in the fighting at Vimy Ridge in April, 1917, and at Oppy Wood in the following month, when he was blown up, being rendered unconscious, and was taken prisoner, and employed for eighteen months behind the enemy’s lines, and died, a prisoner of war, in hospital, at Ohligs, Germany, 17 Oct. 1918, of Spanish influenza. Buried in the Civilian Cemetery, Ohligs; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown F E Rfn 553823 16th London Regiment

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BROWN, FRANK EDMUND, Rifleman, No. 553823, 16th Battn. (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), 2nd s. of William Brown, of Rushton, Cressingham Grove, Sutton, by his wife, Henrietta Rose: b. Catford, co. Kent, 6 March, 1898; edne. St. Peter’s College, Brockley, S.E.; joined the Queen’s Westminster Rifles in Nov. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1917, and died a prisoner of war at Valenciennes 1 Jan. 1918, of wounds received in action near Cambrai 30 Nov. previously. Buried at Valenciennes; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown E W Pte 11309 1st Royal Fusiliers

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BROWN, ERNEST WILLIAM, Private, No. 11309, 1st Battn. (7th Foot) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), s. of Charles William Brown, of Ilopton, Thetford, by his wife, Mary; b. Shepdham, co. Norfolk, 27 Sept. 1885; educ. Council School there; was a Butcher; enlisted 31 May, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec.; was reported missing after the fighting at Ypres 31 July, 1917, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or since that date. He m. at Shipdham, 26 Dec. 1908, Zoraida (Church Road, Brandon, co. Suffolk), dau. of Arthur Eastick, and had three sons: Alec Charles, b. 4 April, 1910; Stanley Eastick, b. 24 Sept. 1912, and Ernest Frank, b. 2 July, 1917.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown D Pte 200616 4th Royal Scots

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Brown D Pte 200616 4th Royal Scots

BROWN, DONALD, Private, No. 200616, 1/4th (Territorial) Battn. (Queen’s Edinburgh Rifles) The Royal Scots (Lothian Regt.), s. of the late Thomas Brown, of 15, Graver Lane, Clayton Bridge, Manchester, Grocer and Sub-Postmaster, by his wife. Eleanor Margaret, dau. of John Lewis, of Rhayader; b. Clayton Bridge, Manchester.co. Lancaster, 2 Sept. 1898; educ. Brookdale Park School, Newton Heath; was an Apprentice Salesman; joined the Royal Scots 17 Nov. 1914, at the age of 16; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli from 23 May, 1915, being present at the second landing there; after the evacuation. of the Peninsula he was sent to Egypt, and took part in the Palestine Campaign; was wounded near Jerusalem in Nov. 1917; in the following April he was sent to France, and was killed in action at Boiry Becquerelle. south-east of Arras, 25 Aug. 1918. Buried in Spinny Ave Trench, near Boiry Becquerelles. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was a gallant and fearless soldier, and was killed while gallantly chasing the Bosches during the taking of the Hindenburg line.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brown D A Cpl 52792 2nd Highland Light Infantry

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BROWN, DAVID ALISON, Corpl., No. 52792, 2nd Battn. (74th Foot) The Highland Light Infantry, s. of David Todd Brown, of Kingsbarns, co. Fife, Station Master, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William Johnstone; b. Shettleston. Glasgow, 16 Oct. 1898; educ. Boachills Public School, and Madra College. St. Andrew’s: was a Clerk employed by a firm of Dundee manufacturers; enlisted 17 Feb. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 March. and died at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station 25 Aug. 1918, from wounds received in action at Behagnies on the 23rd of that month. Buried in the Bagueux British Cemetery, south-west of Doullens. Corpl. Brown was congratulated by Major-General C. E. Pereira, C.B., C.M.G., for his bravery and leadership, though wounded in the attack on Behagnies; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5