Henry Charles Browne
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Driver T242142
Parents: Leonard and Rosetta Browne
Marital status: Married
Home address: The Cottage, Northwick near Pilning .
Pre-war occupation: Gardener
Date of birth: 06/08/1916
Date of death: 13/09/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Salerno War Cemetery, Italy. Not commemorated on a local memorial.
Age: 27
Further information:
Henry Charles married Dorothy Violet Andrews in Bristol at the end of 1936 and together they had two children. In 1938 the couple were living in Pilning and their first child Pamela was born in 1940.
Henry served with the 241 General Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Henry died during the Italian Campaign, less than a week after landing near Salerno with the Commonwealth and American invasion forces on 8-9 September 1943. He went missing during fighting to establish a bridgehead at Salerno and was believed killed, although his death was not actually confirmed until nine months afterwards. Henry was originally buried at Pontecagnano town and was reburied at Salerno the following year.
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/