Name
Norman Brown
1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
19/07/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
26224
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
105th Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C
France
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Letchworth Town Memorial, Church of St Nicholas Memorial, Norton, Diocese - Book of Remembrance, St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Diocese of St Albans - ROH, St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Pre War
Norman Brown was born in 1895 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, to Alfred Brown, attendant asylum, and Elizabeth Susan (nee Banks).
Norman’s mother died in 1987.
On the 1901 Census the family of father, Hilda (born 1893), Beulah, (born 1894), and Norman were living at Fen End, Stotfold with William Millard, (born 1838, brick maker) and Edith (born 1844, his wife).
Alfred married Rhoda Ann Davis in 1910.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, Rose Amelia (born 1891, photo Assistant), Cecil Dean (born 1893, Iron moulder), Louisa Dean (born 1894, book folder), Beulah (book binder), Arthur Dean (born 1895, errand boy), Norman (errand boy photo factory) were living at 16, Green Lane, Letchworth, also recorded was Horace Bygrave (born butcher’s assistant).
Norman worked at the Phoenix motor co, Letchworth and lived at Mrs Deans of Icknield Way, Letchworth.
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found for Norman, who enlisted in 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment as Private 14193 (possibly late 1914/15).
He transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) as Private 26224 in 105 Company. The Company arrived from training at Belton Park, Grantham and landed at Le Havre 16 May 1916 to join 105 Brigade, 37 Division on the Battles of the Somme 1916, but in specific phases known as the fighting for Arrow Head Copse and Maltz Horn Farm and the fighting for Falfemont Farm, both in late July.
Norman was report Missing and his death accepted to have been on 19 Jul 1916, his remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial ti the Missing of the Somme.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £8 10s and arrears were paid to his father Alfred.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Dan Hill, Jonty Wild
