William Brown
he was a groom and a general labourer.
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William Brown was born on 11th April 1888 at Nottingham, he was baptised on 21st November 1888 at St Matthias Church, Sneinton along with his brother Arthur Harry and Benjamin he was the son of Benjamin Brown a labourer and Sarah Ann Brown née Swanwick and the brother of Harry, Benjamin, Edward and Arthur Brown.
His father Benjamin Brown was born in 1851 at Steeple Bumpstead, Essex he died in 1910 at Kirkwhilte Place, Nottingam, he was 59 yrs, his mother Sarah Swanwick was born in 1845 at Trowell, Nottingham, she dies in 1918 at Basford, she was 73 yrs of age, they were married in 1879 at Nottingham, they had 5 children.
In 1901 they lived in the Meadows Nottingham
In the 1911 census his widowed mother Sarah Brown is 65 yrs she is a hosiery hand, she is living with her sons Henry Brown 39 yrs a general labourer and William Brown 29 yrs single and a general labourer they are living at 1 Victoria Place, Walker Street, Nottingham.
Rifleman William Brown enlisted on 18th May 1906 at Nottingham, giving his age as 18 yrs and 7 months he was a general labourer, posted to the King's Royal Rifle Corps he arrived at their Winchester Barracks on 21st May 1906. He served in Egypt and India and on 6th June 1912 he was transfered to the reserves he was 24 yrs and 10 months, his address was 13 Kirkwhite Place, Kirkwhite Street, Nottingham. He was embodied at the outbreak of the war and landed in France, on 2nd November 1915 and posted to the 3rd battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was wounded and died of his wounds on 27th July 1916, having no known grave his names is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of William Brown
Thiepval Memorial,