We remember Stephen Ernest Brown

We remember Stephen Ernest Brown

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Timeline

1899
birth Greenwich, London United Kingdom Source:5478454 1899
1901
dates Age 2 Source:5478455 1901
1901
location Lamb Lane, London United Kingdom parents address Source:5478455 1901
1911
dates Age 12 Source:5478454 1911
1911
location 29 The Orchard, Deptford United Kingdom parents address Source:5478454 1911
1914
employment Tinworks Labourer Source:5521445 1914
1914
enlistment Woolwich United Kingdom Source:5521445 3rd July 1914
1915
service British Army Rifleman 5/4801 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:5478452 10th May 1915
service British Army Private 5/4801 King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th, 2nd Battalion Source:5521445
1915
death Died of wounds Wounded in the field on 9 May 1915, died on 10 May 1915 Source:7454872 Source:5521445 10th May 1915
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Body found by men of 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps on 10 May 1915 Belgium Source:7454872 Source:5521445
sibling Charles Brown Source:5478455

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Stephen Ernest
Initials SE
Last Name Brown
Source 5478452
First Names Stephen Ernest
Initials SE
Last Name Brown
Source 5478452
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
29 The Orchard, Deptford United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Lamb Lane, London United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5/4801 King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifleman
British Army 5/4801 King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th, 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Thomas Brown father
Ellen May Brown mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles Brown brother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Blue Fair
DateHeightSource
1914-07-03 5'2"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-07-03 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Charlotte33
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Charlotte33
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Miranda23
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Miranda23
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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CWGC Record Charlotte33
Private Papers of S E Brown in IWM Collections Charlotte33
Transcription of letter by Stephen Brown Miranda23
Second letter from Stephen Brown to his mother, 1914 Miranda23
Third letter from Stephen Brown to his mother, 1914 Miranda23
Fourth letter from Stephen Brown to his mother, 1914 Miranda23
Two postcards from the front, 1914-1915 Miranda23
"Say I am only seventeen" - two postcards from Sheerness before returning to the front, 1915 Miranda23
Postcards from Stephen to his mother, and his mother's letter to the army about his personal effects Miranda23

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