Brown Arthur Gunner 1078828

Personnel Entry

Gunner Arthur Brown, 55th Anti-Tank Regiment.

Name Brown Arthur
Army number 1078828
Rank Gunner
Decorations None yet known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. Killed in Action 28/10/1944.
Company/Battery Not yet confirmed.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions No details yet.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Killed in Action 28/10/1944. Interred initially at S. Esschen map reference 736228, then re-buried on 18/6/1945 in Grave 11. Plot 6. Row A. Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Headstone inscription - "LOVING MEMORIES OF A DEAR SON, HUSBAND AND DADDY. LOVING WIFE, MOTHER AND DAD".
Home address Son of Arthur B. and Ada Brown; husband of Violet Brown, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
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Thanks are due to the Find A Grave Website for access to the image of Gunner Brown's headstone.