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We remember Horace Brotherwood
We remember Horace Brotherwood
Timeline
Timeline
enlistment
Guildford
United Kingdom
Source:8559149
service
British Army
Private
M2 105154
Army Service Corps
Source:511843
1916
death
Killed in Action
Horace Brotherwood was part of a tank crew and was hit by a shell.
Flers, Somme
France
Source:9515243
Source:8559149
15th September 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:9515243
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Horace |
| Initials | H |
| Last Name | Brotherwood |
| Source | 511843 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | M2 105154 | Army Service Corps | Private |
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One of the first tanks of WW1.Private Horace Brotherwood was unlucky to be a casualty of the first foray of the tanks at Flers -Courcelette in September 1916. We will remember.
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Anne1202
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First Tank Crews - Flers - 15 Sep 1916 - C CompanyMore about First Tank Crews - Flers - 15 Sep 1916 - C Company
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Anne1202 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | David1424 |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| One of the first tanks of WW1. | Anne1202 |
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