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We remember Colin Selwyn Brown
We remember Colin Selwyn Brown
Timeline
Timeline
1887
birth
United Kingdom
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1887
1916
dates
Age 29
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1st July 1916
1916
hospitalisation
He was reported missing, believed wounded in the leg, in front of the Leipzig Redoubt on 1 July 1916 at the start of the Battle of the Somme
Hospital/Institution
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1st July 1916
1916
missing
He was reported missing, believed wounded in the leg, in front of the Leipzig Redoubt on 1 July 1916 at the start of the Battle of the Somme
Source:6996766
1st July 1916
1916
service
British Army
Captain
Border Regiment
11 (Lonsdale) Battalion
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1st July 1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Border Regiment
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1916
death
Killed in Action
France
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1st July 1916
burial
Somme
France
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Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Border Regiment | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Border Regiment | 11 (Lonsdale) Battalion | Captain |
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Portrait photograph of Colin Selwyn BrownCaptain Colin Selwyn Brown 11 Battalion, Border Regiment Captain Brown served with XI (Lonsdale) Battalion. Aged 29, he was reported missing, believed wounded in the leg, in front of the Leipzig Redoubt on 1 July 1916 at the start of the Battle of the Somme. He was subsequently confirmed as killed in action and is buried at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille.
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Portrait photograph of Colin Selwyn Brown | Charlotte33 | |
| Headstone | Jeremy102799 |
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