The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Corporal C A Brown

Photograph by "Len"

Corporal Clarence Arthur BROWN G/14780, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 12th May 1918, age 21.

Born Braintree, Essex, son of William and Emily Brown, of 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex.

1911 Census - 16 Station Villa, Station Road, Braintree, Essex - Emily Brown, age 51, widow, born Felsted, Essex; Emily Clara Brown, daughter, age 29, spinster, book keeper, grocers establishment, born Braintree, Essex; Stanley William Brown, son, age 28, bachelor, law clerk, born Braintree, Essex; Sidney John Brown, son, age 26, bachelor, tailor, journeyman, born Braintree, Essex; Eleanor Cecilia Brown, daughter, age 23, spinster, drapers assistant, born Braintree, Essex; Harold Herbert Brown, son, age 20, bachelor, grocers assistant, born Braintree, Essex; Charles Gordon Brown, son, age 18, bachelor, grocers assistant, born Braintree, Essex; Beatrice Mary Brown, daughter, age 16, spinster, dressmaker, born Braintree, Essex; Albert Edward Brown, son, age 15, bachelor, school, born Braintree, Essex; Clarence Arthur Brown, son, age 14, born Braintree, Essex; Dorothy Louisa Brown, daughter, age 13, school, born Braintree, Essex.

Enlisted Chelmsford, Essex, age 19, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 110lbs. Resided 7 School View Rainford Green, Chelmsford, Essex. Formerly radius grinder (The Hoffmann Manufacturing Company - makers of ball bearings).

Home 15th November 1915 to 12th September 1916; BEF 13th September 1916 to 12th May 1918.

15th November 1915, enlisted; 16th November 1915, to Army Reserve; 29th April 1916, mobilized; 30th April 1916, posted 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st September 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 13th September 1916, embarked; 13th September 1916, Infantry Base Depot, Etaples; 29th September 1916, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th September 1916, joined Battalion; 10th January 1917, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 19th April 1917, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 3rd May 1917, appointed Acting Corporal; 3rd May 1917, confirmed in rank of Corporal; 19th November 1917 to 3rd December 1917, Leave to England; 28th December 1917, In the Field, when on active service, neglect of duty when in charge of Lewis Gun Team in that when his gun was inspected by Armourer Sergeant it was found to be in a dirty condition, severely reprimanded.

7th September 1918 - personal possessions returned to mother - Note book, letters, photographs, wallet.

2nd December 1918, date when separation allowance of 6/10 a week, payable to mother, will cease.

3rd September 1919 -Statement of Relatives - Mother, Emily Brown, 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex; Brothers - Stanley William Brown, age 36, Coggeshall Road, Braintree; Sidney John Brown, age 35, Sandpit Road, Braintree; Hugh James Brown, age 34, 6 Curzon Road, Chatham; Henry Clement Brown, age 31, Lynton, Broadshard Lane, Ringwood; Harold Herbert Brown, age 29, 133 South Street, Braintree; Charles Gordon Brown, age 27, 10 Springfield Road, Chelmsford; Albert Edward Brown, age 23, 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex; Sisters - Clara Emily Brown, age 37, 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex; Eleanor Cecilia Brown, age 32, 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex; Beatrice Mary Brown, age 25, 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex; Dorothy Louisa Brown, age 21, 16 Station Road, Braintree, Essex.

Buried at Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, II.K.10., Somme, France. Commemorated on Braintree & Bocking War Memorial.

This page was last updated on 12-Jun-2024.