Name
William John Brown
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/08/1915
43
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
5021
Hertfordshire Regiment
3rd/1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HODDESDON CEMETERY
M. 2. 13.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hoddesdon and Rye Park Town Memorial, Hoddesdon,
St Catherine and St Paul’s Church Memorial, Hoddesdon,
Not listed on the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Born on 12 Dec 1871 in Epping son of Thomas and Susan (Reed) Brown and was living in Tidy Lane, Theydon Gamon, Epping in 1881 and later in 21 Bell Lane, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.
He married Jessie White in 1899 in Epping and lived in 5 Burford Terrace, Hoddesdon with five children in 1911.
He was a brewer’s labourer. Previously he had been in the King’s Royal Rifles for 12 years serving in South Africa 1901-02 and was involved in action at Laing's Nek, Transvaal, the relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State and Cape Colony.
Wartime Service
He re-enlisted at Hertford on 24 May 1915 and was killed whilst changing guard on a military train on Welwyn Viaduct.
He was knocked down by a fish train en route to Kings Cross at 2.00am 14 Aug 1915 (Ref Hertfordshire Mercury Sat 21 Aug 1915).
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Phil Holland, Jonty Wild
