Edward Brown
Edward Brown lived in Luton with his three sisters and four brothers. His father, also Edward worked as a coal carter and his mother and sister in the straw plait trade.
Private Edward Brown
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1897
Date of Death
10 Dec 1916
War time / or Pre War occupation
Grocer
Medals Awarded
Service Number
24367
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
2a Essex Street
Luton
LU1
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
United Kingdom
War Memorial Location
Luton ward
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 4th January 1917
From the Luton News dated 4th January 1917. LUTONIAN KILLED. Mrs A Brown of 2a Essex Street, Luton has received official information that her son, Pte Edward Brown, 19, who enlisted April 1st last year in the Northants Regiment, was killed in action on December 10th.
Prior to joining up he worked in the grocery department of the Bury Park branch of the Luton Co-operative Society and he has only been at the Front three months. Mrs Brown has also received a letter from Sec.Liet. A E Ward of the same regiment, who states
"It gives me pain to write and inform you of the death of your son, Pte Brown, who was killed in action on the 10th December. As he has just recently joined my platoon, I did not know him very well, but from what I saw of him, he was quite a good and popular man and I am very sorry to lose him. He has been respectably buried just behind the line. Please accept my deepest sympathy. I trust you may be strengthened to bear your sad bereavement."
Pte Brown was one of three men of the Northants Regiment killed in action on the day at Mametz Wood on the Somme.
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Author: Diane Cullen
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Edward Brown
This is my 1st cousin 1x removed. Thanks to this website, I discovered their sad demise.
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