BROWN, Norris
No. 320064, Lance Corporal, Benjamin Norris BROWN
Aged 28
15th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Died of his Wounds on Tuesday 3rd September, 1918
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Born in Swaffham, Cambs in Q3-1890 [Newmarket 3b:496], the son of Thomas and Sophia BROWN (née FRYETT), of Gutter Lane, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambs 1891 census...at Gutter Lane, Swaffham Bulbeck were Benjamin M (?) [7 months]...his father Thomas [23] an agricultural labourer, born Holton, Norfolk, and his mother Sophia [25], born Isleham. 1901 census...at 1 Morbeys Cottages,Laceys Lane, Exning were Noris [10] and his parents and a visitor. 1911 census...at Morbey Cottages, Laceys Lane, Exning were Norris [20] an agricultural labourer, his father, mother and a cousin He enlisted in Newmarket as # 12222, Suffolk Regiment. Norris's entry in "Our Exning Heroes" reads as follows: Brown, N. 15th Suffolks, Lance Corporal Norris Brown, the only child of Mr. And Mrs Brown of Morley's Cottages, joined up during the first month of the war, and received his training at Shorncliffe. After about nine months' training he went out to France and was twice wounded, though not seriously. The second time he was sent home to England, and after he had recovered went to Egypt, where he remained for fifteen months.he returned to France in May, 1918 and on September 2nd was very dangerously wounded and died the following day. The Sister in charge of the clearing station writes: "Both legs were blown off, and his condition from the beginning was quite hopeless. He was conscious almost to the end, but did not suffer any pain. He was buried at Dernancourt, one and three-quarter miles S.S.W. of Albert." He was 28 when he died. Before the war he worked on the Heath for the Jockey Club along the Bury Road. He was specially good at football and played cricket as well. |
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On August 31st the 15th Suffolks proceeded by bus to Maricourt, on the Somme, relieving the 58th Division near Hind Led Wood and joining the 3rd Corps of
Rawlinson's Army. Very heavy fighting was in progress around Mont St Quentin and Peronne. On the 2nd September the 74th Division took part in operations to
the west and south west of Nurlu, the Battalion being in support. 3 of the 15th Suffolks were killed on 2nd, Norris and one other died the next day. |
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