Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookhis wife, Jeannie, dau. of Alexander Henderson; _b._ Sunderland, 26 Dec. 1894; educ. Cowan Terrace Juvenile School, and Argyle House School, Sunderland; joined the 7th Durham L.I. 6 Sept. 1914, and died at the Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 5 May, 1915, of wounds received in action. He was buried in the East Cemetery there; _unm._ [Illustration: =Robert T. Brotherston.=] =BROTHERTON, RICHARD=, Private, No. 6015, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, 1st _s._ of Richard Brotherton, of 34, Lindum Avenue, Lincoln, formerly an Engine Driver, Great Northern Railway, by his wife, Betsy, dau. of John Graves; _b._ Lincoln, 2 Feb. 1881; educ. St. Peter at Gowts public school there; enlisted 18 Jan. 1905, and served three years with the colours, then joining the Huddersfield Borough Police Force. On mobilization, 5 Aug. 1914, he was called up, went to France with the Expeditionary Force, and was reported missing after the fighting at Ypres, 29 Oct. 1914, and is assumed to have been killed on or about that date. He _m._ at Lincoln, 24 May, 1908, Fanny (8, Fairfield Street, off Monk's Road, Lincoln), yst. dau. of the late George Brown, of Poolham Hall, Horncastle, and had a posthumous son, George Richard, _b._ 9 (_d._ 31) Jan. 1915. [Illustration: =Richard Brotherton.=] =BROUGH, HUGH=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 4819), S.S. 104209, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =BROUGHTON, ERNEST CHAMIER=, Lieut.-Col., 3rd Battn. York and Lancaster Regt., _s._ of Robert John Porcher Broughton, M.A., Cambridge, Solicitor by Royal Appointment to the Coldstream Guards; _b._ London 3 June, 1858; educ. Harrow and Sandhurst; entered the Army as a Sub-Lieut. in the 6th Foot in Nov. 1876, and was transferred to the 65th (2nd North Riding) Foot in Jan. 1878, and served with them in India. In 1884 his regt. was ordered home, but were disembarked at Suakim, and took part in the Soudan Campaign, including the Battles of El Teb and Tamai. He got his company in 1885 and field rank in 1894 when he was posted to the 2nd Battn. York and Lancaster Regt. (the old 84th) in South Africa and subsequently served in Mauritius and India till 1901, when he retired. Immediately on his arrival home he joined the 3rd Battn. (Doncaster Militia) of his old regt. as a Capt. Three months later he was appointed Major for service in the South African War, and at the close of that campaign reverted to a company command. In 1908 he was again promoted to field rank, thus gaining the unusual distinction of being three times a Major. Three months later he received the honorary rank of Lieut.-Col., and 20 April, 1909, was promoted to substantive rank to command the 3rd York and Lancaster Special Reserve, and had two extensions of service. He died in the Armstrong College Military Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 17 Dec. 1914, while in command of his regt. then on east coast defence duty. Col. Broughton _m._ at Brighton, 2 Feb. 1888, Jane Henrietta King (The Cedar, Castle Donington, near Derby), dau. of Major Benjamin Bloomfield Keane, Ceylon Rifles, by his wife, Rebecca Kate, dau. of Capt. Harloe Dennis, of Galway, but had no issue. For over 25 years he was Editor of the regimental journal, "The Tiger and the Rose." [Illustration: =Ernest C. Broughton.=] =BROWN, ALBERT EDWARD=, Officer's Steward, 2nd Class, L. 4305, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =BROWN, ALBERT MOORE=, Private, No. 5011, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, 3rd _s._ of Edward Brown; enlisted 16 Feb. 1903, went to France with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914, was wounded on 14 Sept., and was first reported as missing on 2 Jan. 1915, and later, to have been killed on that date. He _m._ at Offenham, 16 May, 1914, Emma (Offenham, near Eversham), dau. of James Clarke. =BROWN, ALBERT VICTOR=. D.C.M., L.-Corpl., No. 4943, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of Edward Brown, of 34, Cemetery Road, Forest Gate; _b._ co. Middlesex; enlisted as a Boy, 2 Jan. 1903; became a Driver 5 Aug. 1908, and L.-Corpl. 26 May, 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 12 Aug. 1914; was awarded the Distinguished Conduct medal [London Gazette, 17 Dec. 1914] "for gallantry on 28 Sept. 1914, in assisting to remove into safety the wounded who were lying exposed in the open," and was killed in action at Rentel, 5 Nov. following. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French's Despatch of 8 Oct. [London Gazette, 9 Dec.] 1914. =BROWN, ALBERT WILLIAM=, Private, No. 63087, 3rd Battn. (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Albert Charles Brown, of Balsham, co. Cambs., by his wife, Mary, dau. of James Purkiss; _b._ Balsham, 19 Aug. 1889; educ. County Council school there, and went to Canada, 22 March, 1912. He had joined the Canadian Grenadiers in June, 1913, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for foreign service, came over with the 2nd Contingent, and after a period of training at Shorncliffe went to the Western front. He had only been in France a month when he was killed in action, 26 May, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Albert William Brown.=] =BROWN, ALEXANDER BALFOUR=, Private, No. 9695, 1st Battn. Scots Guards, _s._ of William Brown, of Newlyle, co. Forfar; _b._ Ceres, Coupar, co. Fife; enlisted 2 Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 25 Jan. 1915. =BROWN, ARTHUR EDWARD=, Sergt., No. 692, 3rd Dragoon Guards (C Squadron), yst. _s._ of Thomas Brown, of Barlby, near Selby, Farmer; _b._ Kirkdeighton, 1889; educ. Barlby; enlisted about 1907, and when war was declared was in Egypt with his regt. He came home, went to the Front on 9 Nov., was wounded in action at Poperinghe on the 16th, and died two days later, 18 Nov. 1914. He _m._ at Aldershot, (--), and left one dau. =BROWN, ARTHUR KENNISH=, Private, No. 6188, 7th Platoon, 2nd Coy., 1st Battn., Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late Rev. William Cowell Brown, by his wife, Fannie (20, Wellington Road, Brighton), dau. of William Isaac Lefeaux; _b._ Dalston, London, 22 May, 1878; educ. Coopers' Company School, London, and Manor House School (Dr. Maxwell's), Clapham; went to Canada in April, 1913; enlisted at London, Ontario, about a fortnight after war was declared; came over with the 1st Contingent, and after training on Salisbury Plain during the winter, went to France in Feb. 1915, and was killed in action near Festubert, 23 May, 1915; _unm._ The following report in connection with his death was sent by the Canadian Record Office: "On the night of 23-24 May our company was out on a working party. The work in question was the digging of a trench in front of the firing line. The men were working in pairs, and I was detailed with Private Brown. After working for about three hours, we were observed by the enemy, who immediately opened on us with artillery fire. The first shell landed four feet in front of me and a piece of the casing struck Private Brown i |