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We remember Ernest James Brown
We remember Ernest James Brown
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Timeline
Timeline
1888
1916
dates
Age 27
Source:8952140
12th October 1916
1916
dates
Age 28
Source:8724522
12th October 1916
awards
Military Medal (MM)
British Award/Decoration
Source:5011457
enlistment
Bexhill
United Kingdom
Source:8952141
marriage
Annie B
Source:8952140
service
British Army
Private
SD/1157
Royal Sussex Regiment
Source:8542322
service
British Army
Lance Corporal
SD/1157
Royal Sussex Regiment
11th Battalion
Source:8952140
theatres
Western Europe :1
Source:8952141
location
4 Portland terrace, Burwash
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:5495700
1916
death
Killed in Action
France
Source:5495700
Source:8952141
12th October 1916
burial
Beaumont-Hamel, Somme
France
II. B. 11
Source:8952140
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest James |
| Initials | EJ |
| Last Name | Brown |
| Source | 8724519 |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Portland terrace, Burwash | United Kingdom | their own address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | SD/1157 | Royal Sussex Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | SD/1157 | Royal Sussex Regiment | 11th Battalion | Lance Corporal |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Military Medal (MM) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Brown | mother | ||
| William Brown | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie B | wife |
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Roll of HonourSituated inside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex
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War MemorialLocated outside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex
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War MemorialLocated outside St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East SussexContributed by:
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St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, East SussexInside the porch of St Bartholomew’s Church, Burwash, East Sussex are thirteen wooden battlefield crosses recovered from France and Flanders. The dedication service took place on 22nd June 1924. Two men have two crosses each. SOUTH WALL (top image) (1) Albert John (Bert) Morris (2) Ernest William Martin (3) Stanley Taylor (ii) (4) Arthur Charles Chittenden (5) Thomas Allen “Tinto” Park (6) Ernest William Martin (ii) (7) Edward Divall NORTH WALL (bottom image) (8) Boy seaman William Langridge, HMS Ganges Training School, Shotley, Suffolk. (This white cross in not a Battlefield cross) (9) Henry Smith (10) James George Fuller (11) Ernest James Brown MM (12) Stanley Taylor (13) Albert Thomas Hepden (14) Frederick Charles BalcombeContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Southdown Battalions 1914-1918 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Burwash roll of honour | Paul10509 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Roll of Honour | Trevor97969 | |
| War Memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| War Memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| St Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, East Sussex | Trevor97969 |
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We remember Ernest James Brown
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