No.16301, Private, George BROWN
Aged 23
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George Richard Mansfield Brown was born in Cambridge on 7th November 1892. His birth registration ( Cambridge Q4-1892 3B:468) has not positively been identified, believed to have been baptised in St. Andrew the Great, Cambridge on 2nd January 1893, son of William and Agnes BROWN (née MANSFIELD)
His father died in 1894 and his mother married Stephen ROWLINGSON in 1898. 1901 census...Aged 8, he was at Manor Well Cottage, West Wratting with his stepfather Stephen G.ROWLINGSON [39] farm labourer born West Wratting and his mother Agnes ROWLINGSON [35] born Weston Colville 1911 census...Aged 18, a farm labourer, he was in West Wratting with his stepfather (County Council roadman), mother, and half brother Charles Rowlingson [8] born West Wratting. |
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He enlisted in Linton.
He died at No.1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station from his wounds. Without his Army service record and dying of his wounds there is no way of identifying exactly when or where he was wounded. It was maybe a hit by a sniper as the battalion spent the end of March 1916 near Fleurbaix exchanging sniper fire with the Germans. His medal index card is too faint to be of any use. photo:Commonwealth War Graves Commission click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
