Difference between revisions of "Brown Arthur Raymond Pte 4456730"
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|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1918/19. | |Date of birth=Born County Durham 1918/19. | ||
|Age=19 | |Age=19 | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but probably Summer 1939 | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but probably Summer 1939. Posted 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Posted Missing 10/5 to 20/6/1940. DIED of WOUNDS 20/5/1940 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry. (Enlistment Book shows 20/5/42 - thought to be a transcription error). |
| + | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | ||
| − | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Richard and Isabella Brown, Evenwood. Plot 8. Row B. Grave 7. | + | |Home address=Resident of Evenwood, County Durham. Son of Richard and Isabella Brown, Copeland Row, Evenwood. Termporarily interred and re-buried later in Plot 8. Row B. Grave 7. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. |
| + | |Image Name=A.R.BROWN.jpg | ||
| + | |Image Title=Pte Arthur Raymond Brown, 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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| + | Pte. Brown's CWGC headstone in Bucquoy Road Cemetery can be seen here:- | ||
| − | DLI Roll of Honour shows date of death as 1/5/1940. War Office casualty list only shows 5/40. | + | [[File:Brown_A_R_4456730.JPG|400px|thumb|centre]] |
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| + | Pte Brown's family placed a Memorial Cross on his grave at a recent visit - this can be seen here:- | ||
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| + | [[File:Brown_A_R_4456730_Memorial_cross.JPG|400px|thumb|centre]] | ||
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| + | DLI Roll of Honour shows date of death as 1/5/1940. War Office casualty list only shows 5/40. Given what is known about the Barrle of Ficheux a date of death of 20/5/1940 is much more likely. | ||
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| + | Thanks are due to Kevin Richardson for local family history information. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:00, 5 November 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Brown Arthur Raymond
Army number 4456730
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1918/19.
Age 19
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but probably Summer 1939. Posted 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Posted Missing 10/5 to 20/6/1940. DIED of WOUNDS 20/5/1940 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry. (Enlistment Book shows 20/5/42 - thought to be a transcription error).
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40
Home address Resident of Evenwood, County Durham. Son of Richard and Isabella Brown, Copeland Row, Evenwood. Termporarily interred and re-buried later in Plot 8. Row B. Grave 7. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux.
Source table 10DLI
Pte. Brown's CWGC headstone in Bucquoy Road Cemetery can be seen here:-
Pte Brown's family placed a Memorial Cross on his grave at a recent visit - this can be seen here:-
DLI Roll of Honour shows date of death as 1/5/1940. War Office casualty list only shows 5/40. Given what is known about the Barrle of Ficheux a date of death of 20/5/1940 is much more likely.
Thanks are due to Kevin Richardson for local family history information.
