William was the fourth child of Cornelius Brown and Harriet Isabella Ablitt
By 1901 he and his brother George had moved to Bromley in Kent, both were employed as ironmonger's assistants. In 1905 he married Harriet Amy Cakebread and they had one child, a daughter.
William enlisted in the West Kent Reserves on 13th January 1911, he was 5ft 9¾ins tall.
On 29th October he embarked for India where he died of heat stroke on 14th May 1915, his wife was awarded a pension of 17/-6d per week.
By 1901 he and his brother George had moved to Bromley in Kent, both were employed as ironmonger's assistants. In 1905 he married Harriet Amy Cakebread and they had one child, a daughter.
William enlisted in the West Kent Reserves on 13th January 1911, he was 5ft 9¾ins tall.
On 29th October he embarked for India where he died of heat stroke on 14th May 1915, his wife was awarded a pension of 17/-6d per week.
William was the fourth child of Cornelius Brown and Harriet Isabella Ablitt
By 1901 he and his brother George had moved to Bromley in Kent, both were employed as ironmonger's assistants. In 1905 he married Harriet Amy Cakebread and they had one child, a daughter.
William enlisted in the West Kent Reserves on 13th January 1911, he was 5ft 9¾ins tall.
On 29th October he embarked for India where he died of heat stroke on 14th May 1915, his wife was awarded a pension of 17/-6d per week.
By 1901 he and his brother George had moved to Bromley in Kent, both were employed as ironmonger's assistants. In 1905 he married Harriet Amy Cakebread and they had one child, a daughter.
William enlisted in the West Kent Reserves on 13th January 1911, he was 5ft 9¾ins tall.
On 29th October he embarked for India where he died of heat stroke on 14th May 1915, his wife was awarded a pension of 17/-6d per week.
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1138 Private
W.E. BROWN
Royal West Kent Regiment
14th May 1915 Age 37
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