Name
Edward Brown
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
12/10/1918
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
203430
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
9th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
SELRIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, MONTAY
II. A. 20.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin War Memorial, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour, Hitchin, Not listed on the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
He was the son of Mrs J. Day of 46, Tilehouse Street, Hitchin. He lived in Hitchin and enlisted in Hertford
Wartime Service
Edward was given the Regimental Number 4340 in the Hertfordshire Regiment. Later he was posted to the 9th Battalion of the West Riding Regiment which was in the 52nd Brigade of the l 7th Division of V Corps in the 3rd Army and was given the Regimental Number 203430.
He was killed in action in France on a day of extremely heavy fighting near the River Selle. The 17th Division were on the left and reached the high ground 1,000 yards north east of Neuvilly, but could not get past the line Montay-Neuvilly road.
The 9th West Riding's were heavily engaged for the rest of the day.
He was buried in Selridge British Cemetery in Plot 2, Row A, Grave 20, Montay in France.
Acknowledgments
David C Baines, Jonty Wild
