The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W H G Brownjohn

Private William Henry George BROWNJOHN, L/10824, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, France and Flanders, 17th March 1916.

Born Leamington, Warwickshire, son of Sidney & Laura Brownjohn, 3 Islingwood Road, Brighton, Sussex.

1911 Census - 2 Hanover Street, Brighton, Sussex - Sydney Brownjohn, head, age 50, married, motor & cycle repairer, own account, born Buckland, Somerset; Laura Brownjohn, wife, age 43, married 24 years, 7 children 6 still alive, born Trowbridge, Wiltshire; Arthur Sidney Brownjohn, son, age 20, single, motor & cycle repairer, own account, born Chippenham, Wiltshire; William Brownjohn, son, age 15, single, telegraph messenger, born Leamington, Warwickshire; Daisy Brownjohn, daughter, age 13, born Brighton, Sussex; Violet Brownjohn, daughter, age 9, born Brighton, Sussex; Rosie Brownjohn, daughter, age 5, born Brighton, Sussex.

Enlisted Brighton, Sussex, age 18 years 195 days, height 5ft 6 inches, weight 112lbs, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair, scar right buttock. Formerly cabinet maker.

Home 27th September 1914 to 30th August 1915; BEF 31st August 1915 to 17th March 1916.

27th September 1914, enlisted; 28th September 1914, posted Woolwich Depot, 16th Lancers of the Line, Service No.8565; 3rd June 1915 transferred to 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st August 1915, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1ast September 1915, 5 Infantry Base Depot; 29th September 1915, joined Battalion, "A" Company; 25th November 1915, 15 Field Ambulance, NYD fever; 5th December 1915, rejoined Battalion.

20th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Sidney Brownjohn, 3 Islingwood Road, Brighton, Sussex; Mother, Laura Brownjohn, 3 Islingwood Road, Brighton, Sussex; Brother - Arthur Brownjohn, age 29, 3 Islingwood Road, Brighton, Sussex.

Buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery, IV.F.16., Pas de Calais, France.

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