John Thomas – Brown – North Eastern Railway – Engine Room Artificer 4th Class – 01/06/1916
Title
John Thomas – Brown – North Eastern Railway – Engine Room Artificer 4th Class – 01/06/1916
Initials / forenames
John Thomas
Surname
Brown
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Navy
Military rank
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Military number
M/16902
Railway department
Darlington Works
Railway job
Rivetter
Ship
H.M.S. "Fortune"
Date died
01/06/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine August 1916, pg 181.
Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Notes
Aged 24, son of John & Rebecca Brown of 40 Harcourt Street, Hope Town, Darlington. After leaving the service of the North Eastern Railway, he acted as an instructor at Portsmouth. Brown was then attached to the H.M.S. "Fortune" in the early start of 1916. He lost his life during the Battle of Jutland.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
13/06/2016
Last updated
13/06/2016
Citation
“John Thomas – Brown – North Eastern Railway – Engine Room Artificer 4th Class – 01/06/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 13, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60176.