BORN HULL 1890. SON OF FANNY WAKEFIELD, OF MANCHESTER. EMPLOYED AS AN UNDERGROOM, LIVING WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS, AT CARR LANE, ALFORD, LINCS,. (1911 CENSUS) HE ALSO RESIDED & ENLISTED MELTON MOWBERY, LEICESTER. SERVED IN THE 21ST, TYNESIDE SCOTTISH REGIMENT, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 15/04/1917, AGED 27. BURIED AT ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY. HIS STEP BROTHER ALSO DIED ON 24 SEPT 1918, AGED 24.
| Name | George Haydon Brown |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1890. Son of Fanny Wakefield of 32, Park Avenue, Alexandra Park, Manchester. |
| Death Date | 15 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Melton Mowbray, Leicester |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 22nd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) |
| Regimental Number | 31895 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds. His step brother, Private, George Wakefield, 275790, 1/7th Manchester Regiment was killed on 29 Sept 1918, aged 24. |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GEORGE HAYDON
Military Number:
31895
Rank:
Private
Date Died
15/04/1917
Place died:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
27
