Ben Brown (28923 Pte.)
| Ben Brown | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 28923 | ||
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| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | 50161 Manchester Regt. | ||
| Enlisted | Manchester, Lancashire | ||
| Resident | 20 Stirling Street, Wigan, Lancashire | ||
| Born | Wigan | ||
| Died | 2 December 1917 | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Killed in action | ||
| Age | 23 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Memorial (see notes) | ||
| Reference no. | Panel 85-86 | ||
| Resting place | Tyne Cot Memorial | ||
| Source | |||
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| *Wigan and Leigh Archives Online |
| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
| Notes | |||
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| *Son of James and Georgina Brown, of Bryn Elroy, Upper Dyserth, Flintshire, Wales.*Also remembered in the Peace Gate at St. Wilfrid’s Churchyard in Standish, on his parents’ grave in the churchyard, and on the Wigan Cenotaph.*Previously employed as a Railway Porter. |
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