Son of Thomas Henry and Grace Amelia Brown (nee Ward), of Ashbourne, Radcliffe Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted 1914 as Private 4404, 20th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned 06/06/1916. Wounded in the face and leg by a bomb which also knocked him unconscious on 18/08/1916 and captured prisoner of war.
Brown, Herbert Cecil –
Personal details
- Surname: Brown
- Forename: Herbert Cecil
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/09/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b