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John Ernest Brown

Service Number 26515
Military Unit 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 28 Apr 1917 (29 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a time keeper and stock keeper.
Family History

John Ernest (Jack) was the son of William and Elizabeth Brown and the brother of Edith Elizabeth, Gertrude Ellen and William Richard Brown. In 1911 they lived at 88 Holgate Road and later at 21 Bell Street (both Nottingham).

Military History

He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Extra Information

Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Deaths’, 14 November 1931: ‘Brown. On the 13th, at 21 Bell-street, William, the beloved husband of Elizabeth, and father of Edith, S. Africa, Gertie, Will, Fanny and the late Jack, killed in France. At rest. Funeral Wilford Hill, Tuesday 3pm.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Deaths’, 14 November 1931: ‘Brown. On November 13th, at 21 Bell-street, William, a true and faithful servant to the late Samuel Jameson and family. Margaret and Francis.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)

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