BORN HULL 1883. SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH BROWN, OF CHEETHAM, MANCHESTER. HUSBAND OF BLANCHE BROWN & CHILDREN AT 32, MERSEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, JESSIE AND JOHN.
ENLISTED IN HULL, AS PRIVATE, 26383, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 5TH KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE DIED OF SHRAPNEL WOUNDS, ON 18/06/1918, AGED 35. BURIED AT ETRETAT CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, SEINE MARITIEME, FRANCE
HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “ONE OF THE BEST THE WORLD CONTAINED, DEARLY LOVED SADLY MISSED”.
| Name | Arthur Brown |
|---|---|
| Death Date | 18 Jun 1918 |
| Death Place | Etretat Churchyard, Seine-Maritime, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 39511 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 26383, E. Yorks Regt |
First name:
ARTHUR
Military Number:
39511
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
18/06/1918
Place died:
Etretat Churchyard, Seine-Maritime, France
Age:
35
