We remember James Brown

We remember James Brown

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Timeline

Timeline

1873
sibling William Allison Brown Source:9564138 16th September 1873
1875
sibling Walter Brown Source:9564138 6th January 1875
1878
birth Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:9555669 22nd February 1878
1880
sibling Eliza Peacock Brown Source:9564138 13th March 1880
1889
sibling Margaret Tait Brown Source:9564138 15th July 1889
1892
sibling Eliza Brown Source:9564138 4th April 1892
1901
service British Army Private 22190 Imperial Yeomanry 21st (2nd Sharpshooters) Battalion Source:9555669 1st February 1901 - 16th August 1902
1903
marriage Rose Brown Source:9556206 19th October 1903 - 1910
1908
service British Army Pte 386 Royal Scots 5th Battalion Source:9555594 1908 - 1912
1911
children Jean Brown Source:9555847 18th May 1911
1912
location 289 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh United Kingdom their own address Source:9555680 1912 - 1917
1912
children Norah Elizabeth Brown Source:9555837 6th December 1912
1912
children Norah Elizabeth Brown Source:9561733 6th December 1912
1914
children Doris Euphemia Brown Source:9555856 15th March 1914
1914
enlistment Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:9555669 23rd September 1914
1914
service British Army Corporal RTS 2322 Amy Service Corps Base Remount Depot Source:9555594 23rd September 1914 - 5th December 1917
1914
service British Army Corporal RTS/2322 Army Service Corps 2nd Base Remount Depot Source:9555680 26th September 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9553045 26th September 1914
1914
service British Army Foreman Corporal RTS 2322 Army Service Corps 2nd Base Remount Depot Source:9555680 6th October 1914 - 8th March 1917
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9555680 6th October 1914 - 5th December 1917
1915
location 289 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh United Kingdom their own address Source:9561733 January 1915
1917
service British Army Foreman Corporal RTS 2322 Army Service Corps 3 Base Remount Depot Source:9555680 8th March 1917 - 21st March 1917
1917
service British Army Foreman Corporal RTS 2322 Army Service Corps 4 Base Remount Depot Source:9555680 9th March 1917 - 5th December 1917
1917
service British Army Corporal RTS/2322 Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Depot Source:9553068 4th December 1917
1918
location 289 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh United Kingdom their own address Source:9561711 18th February 1918
employment House Painter Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:9555669
marriage Jean Richardson Source:9555856
location 10 Hillside Street, Edinburgh United Kingdom parents address Source:9555669
1917
death France Source:9553068 5th December 1917
burial Boulogne Eastern Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France VIII. I. 127 Source:9553068

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Brown
Source 547918
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
10 Hillside Street, Edinburgh United Kingdom parents address
289 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh United Kingdom their own address 1912 - 1917
289 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh United Kingdom their own address January 1915
289 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh United Kingdom their own address 18th February 1918
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army RTS/2322 Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Depot Corporal
British Army 22190 Imperial Yeomanry 21st (2nd Sharpshooters) Battalion Private
British Army 386 Royal Scots 5th Battalion Pte
British Army RTS 2322 Army Service Corps 2nd Base Remount Depot Foreman Corporal
British Army RTS 2322 Army Service Corps 3 Base Remount Depot Foreman Corporal
British Army RTS 2322 Army Service Corps 4 Base Remount Depot Foreman Corporal
British Army RTS/2322 Army Service Corps 2nd Base Remount Depot Corporal
British Army RTS 2322 Amy Service Corps Base Remount Depot Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jean Brown daughter 18th May 1911
Norah Elizabeth Brown daughter 6th December 1912
Doris Euphemia Brown daughter 15th March 1914
Norah Elizabeth Brown daughter 6th December 1912
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Brown father
Euphemia Brown mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Allison Brown brother 16th September 1873
Walter Brown brother 6th January 1875
Eliza Peacock Brown sister 13th March 1880
Margaret Tait Brown sister 15th July 1889
Eliza Brown sister 4th April 1892
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jean Richardson wife
Rose Brown wife 19th October 1903
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Blue Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-25 6'0"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-09-25 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription R58235

External Evidence

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MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
BROWN, JAMES [The War Graves Photographic Project] R58235
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WW1 Service Record Ralph80440
A Twist of Fate Ralph80440

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Army Service Corps © IWM (INS 16668) R58235
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James Brown's medals Ralph80440
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Jean Brown Ralph80440
Norah Elizabeth Brown Ralph80440
Dr Doris Euphemia Brown. Ralph80440
Letter Ralph80440
Medal Ribbon Ralph80440
Post Card From France Ralph80440
Postcard to his Daughter from France Ralph80440

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