Fred BROWN

Main CPGW Record

Surname: BROWN

Forename(s): Fred

Place of Birth: Waddington, Yorkshire

Service No: 17874

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion

Division: 23rd Division

Age: 20

Date of Death: 1917-06-07

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: III. E. 16.

CWGC Cemetery: WOODS CEMETERY

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: WADDINGTON, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Fred Brown was the son of Robert and Alice Ann Brown, née Whalley. Robert was born at Waddington, Yorkshire and Alice at Clitheroe, Lancashire.

1901 Waddington, Yorkshire Census: 3, Back Fold - Fred Brown, aged 4 years, born Waddington, son of Robert and Alice A. Brown.

1911 Waddington, Yorkshire Census: 92, Waddington - Fred Brown, aged 14 years, born Waddington, son of Robert and Alice Ann Brown.

The British Army Service Record for Fred Brown exists but may be incomplete.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Fred Brown, 17874, W. Rid. R. K. in A. 7.6.17.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Fred Brown, 17874, 10th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 7.6.17.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Fred Brown, 17874, 10th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 7.6.17. In Action France or Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Alice A. £8 0s. 3d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Fred. Name(s) on card(s): Mrs Alice Ann Brown. Relationship: Mother. Address: 92, Waddington, Clitheroe. Deceased 6.12.23.

Fred is commemorated on his parent's gravestone in St Helen's Churchyard, Waddington. (When seen in 2018, the gravestone had been laid flat for safety reasons).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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