His story
Francis David Brown worked as a gardener.
He was recorded living in Maidenhead in 1911.
Son of Stephen and Emily Brown, of Churchyard Cottage, Bray, Maidenhead, Berks.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/19114. His recorded unit was No. 7 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 16 January 1918, aged 41. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Gardener
- Residence recorded
- Maidenhead
- Family
- Son of Stephen and Emily Brown, of Churchyard Cottage, Bray, Maidenhead, Berks.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/19114
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 7 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 16 January 1918
- Age
- 41
- Cemetery or memorial
- Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave reference
- C. 7B.
Connected men
- Arthur George COLEMANAlso buried at Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension
- John ECKERTAlso buried at Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 291
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Francis David Brown”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/brown-francis-david-19114/.
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