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Ernest BROWN

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Surname: BROWN

Forename(s): Ernest

Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire

Service No: 16231

Rank: L/Corporal

Regiment / Corps / Service: Cheshire Regiment

Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion

Division: 13th (Western) Division

Age: 33

Date of Death: 1916-04-05

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 14 and 62.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Ernest Brown was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Ann Brown, née Bancroft. Joseph was born at Earby, Yorkshire and Elizabeth at Burnley, Lancashire.

1891 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 127, Rectory Road - Earnest Brown, aged 7 years, born Burnley, son of Joseph and Elizabeth A. Brown.

1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 18, Bank Street - Ernest Brown, aged 17 years, born Burnley, Lancashire, son of Joseph and Elizabeth A. Brown.

Ernest was married to Clara Hartley Gledhill in 1906.

1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 18, Bank Street - Ernest Brown, aged 27 years, born Burnley, Lancashire, husband of Clara Brown. [Ernest and Clara were living with his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Brown.]

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: L/Cpl Ernest Brown, 16231, Ches. R. Theatre of War first served in: (2B) Balkans. Date of entry therein: 5.9.15. K. in A. 5.4.16.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: L/Cpl Ernest Brown, 16231, 8/Ches. R.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Cpl Ernest Brown, 3/16231, 8th Bn Cheshire Regt. Date and Place of Death: 5.4.16. In action Mesopotamia. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Sole legatee - Miss Jane Dickinson. £13 16s 8d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: L/Cpl Ernest Brown, 16231, 8th Cheshire. Date and cause of death: 5.4.16. K. in A. Dependant: Miss Jane Dickinson (Now Mrs Jane Knight). Address: 6, Turner Street, Barnoldswick. Relationship to soldier: Unmarried wife.

A short biography of Ernest is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

BROWN, Corporal Ernest, of the Cheshire Regiment, and formerly of Barnoldswick, killed in action in France April 6, 1916.

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L/Corporal Ernest BROWN

L/Corporal Ernest BROWN

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Cheshire Regiment

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Cheshire Regiment

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 13th (Western) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 13th (Western) Division

Data from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 Records

Soldiers Died Data for Soldier Records

Surname: BROWN

Forename(s): Ernest

Born: Christchurch, Burnley, Lancs

Residence:

Enlisted: Stockport, Cheshire

Number: 16231

Rank: L/Cpl

Regiment: Cheshire Regiment

Battalion: 8th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 05/04/16

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: Mesopotamia

Notes:

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

CWGC Data for Soldier Records

Surname: BROWN

Forename(s): Ernest

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 16231

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: Cheshire Regiment

Unit: 8th Bn.

Age:

Awards:

Died Date: 05/04/1916

Additional Information:

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19 May 1916

BROWN - April 6th, killed in action in France, Corporal Ernest Brown, Cheshire Regiment, and formerly of Barnoldswick, aged 33 years.

19 May 1916

BARNOLDSWICK SOLDIER KILLED IN FRANCE

News was received on Friday last by his relatives in Barnoldswick of the death of Corporal Ernest Brown, of the Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in France on the 6th ult. Deceased was 23 years of age, and enlisted in Stockport about 12 months ago. He was formerly employed as a cloth looker by Messrs. J. Nutter and Son, Bankfield Shed.

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19 May 1916

BARNOLDSWICK SOLDIER KILLED IN FRANCE

News was received on Friday last by his relatives in Barnoldswick of the death of Corporal Ernest Brown, of the Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in France on the 6th ult. Deceased was 23 years of age, and enlisted in Stockport about 12 months ago. He was formerly employed as a cloth-looker at Messrs. J. Nutter and Sons, Bankfield Shed.

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