We remember William Edgar Browne

We remember William Edgar Browne

Timeline

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1881
birth Exeter, Devon United Kingdom Source:7718770 Source:8516854 6th October 1881
1899
enlistment Source:7718770 2nd October 1899
1899
service Royal Navy Gunner 8409 Royal Marine Artillery Source:8516846 2nd October 1899
1911
dates Age 29 Source:8516854 2nd April 1911
service Royal Navy Gunner RMA/8409 HMS Lion Royal Marine Artillery Source:8516847
1916
death Killed in Action Battle of Jutland Source:8516846 Source:8516847 31st May 1916
burial Portsmouth Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hampshire Buried at sea United Kingdom Source:8516846 Source:8516850

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Edgar
Initials WE
Last Name Browne
Source 7718770
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 8409 Royal Marine Artillery Gunner
Royal Navy RMA/8409 HMS Lion Royal Marine Artillery Gunner
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
Delia Marion Browne mother
William Edmund Browne father

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Royal Marines 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Ann39898
Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Ann39898
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Ann39898
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Ann39898
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Ann39898
Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription Ann39898
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898

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