Edward Stanley Brown

Memorial: Yate - St Mary's Church Lych Gate

Regiment: Royal Navy

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Engine Room Artificer 4th Class M/25971

Parents: Thomas and Emily Annie Brown

Marital status: Single

Home address: School House, Yate, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Fitter and turner

Date of birth: 22/12/1893

Place of birth: Bristol

Date of death: 11/05/1917

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried and commemorated at Yate (St. Mary) Churchyard

Age: 23

Further information:

Edward was born in Bristol, the eldest of five children with two sisters and two brothers. His father was headmaster at Yate School and his mother was a schoolmistress.

Edward enlisted in the Navy on 19th April 1917 when he was described as 5' 5" tall with dark hair, grey eyes and a pale complexion. Edward's Naval career was cut short when he died from an abdominal injury just three weeks after enlisting.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/