Lance Corporal John Brown
Rank or Title
Date of Death
22 Oct 1917
Employer
Hayward Tyler
Service Number
33017
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
14 Park Road West
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
Abbeyville Communal Cemetery Extension
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph , 10th November 1917
L-Cpl John Brown, 33017, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, died on October 22nd, 1917, from severe wounds sustained in action on October 9th. He was aged 34.
John was working at Hayward Tyler before joining the Bedfordshire Regiment about six weeks after the outbreak of war. Heart trouble kept him on home service until he was transferred to the Leicesters in 1916 and sent to France. He had had no leave since.
He had married Barton-born Ellen Alvira Currington in in Luton in 1907. His address in the report of his death was 14 Park Road West [now Strathmore Avenue], the then home of Ellen's parents, Charles and Selina, with whom Ellen was living. Records suggest that the couple had a young family.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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