We remember William Charles Denis Browne

We remember William Charles Denis Browne

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Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Leamington Spa, Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:8641549 3rd November 1888
1907
education Classical Scholar; subsequently took Bachelor of Music Clare College Cambridge United Kingdom Source:9431141 1907
1914
service Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Source:9108128 15th September 1914
1915
service Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion Source:9108124 1915 - 4th June 1915
education Rugby United Kingdom Source:9431141
service Royal Navy Royal Naval Division Source:6196293
location Lynnwood, Leamington United Kingdom Source:6196293
1915
death Killed in Action In the Third Battle of Krithia he took part in an attack on Turkish trenches on 4 June 1915 when he was wounded in the shoulder and the stomach. His body was never recovered. Gallipoli Turkey Source:8641549 4th June 1915
burial Helles Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Sedd el Bahr Turkey Panel 8 to 16 Source:9108124

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Charles Denis
Initials WCD
Last Name Browne
Source 9404428
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Lynnwood, Leamington United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy Royal Naval Division
Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Sub Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Battalion Sub-Lieutenant
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
Louisa nee Hackett mother
William Denis Browne father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920
Medal Index Cards Transcription Selena49658
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Keith1947
Royal Naval Division 1914-1918 Transcription Keith1947
Royal Navy, 1914 Star Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Keith1947
Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

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Birth Index Janice135627
Roll of Honour Joanna19174

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