Herbert – Brown – Great Central Railway – Private – 23/10/1916
Title
Herbert – Brown – Great Central Railway – Private – 23/10/1916
Initials / forenames
Herbert
Surname
Brown
Railway company
Great Central Railway
Military unit
East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
7500
Railway department
Engineer's Department, Ashton (O. R)
Railway job
Platelayer
Date died
23/10/1916
Magazine reference
The Great Central Railway Journal January 1917, pg. 144
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Somme
Notes
Aged 40, son of the late Patrick and Mary Brown; husband of Ada Brown of 144 Princess Street, Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne. Commonwealth War Graves Commission websit give the Herbert the Service Number '7500', whereas its said to have been '5700' in The Great Central Railway Journal.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, The Great Central Railway Journal, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Citation
“Herbert – Brown – Great Central Railway – Private – 23/10/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60286.