The Bowes Museum Brown Thomas William

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Name:

Thomas William Brown

Casualty No.:

Initials:

T W

Service No.:

203841

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Marwood

Age at Death:

Ranks:

Lance Corporal

Unit:

1/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Teesdale Township:

Barnard Castle

Place Enlisted:

Home Address:

Civilian Employment:

Factory worker

Cause of Death:

Killed in Action

Date of Death:

28-January-1918

Place of Death:

Somme

Battles & Campaigns:

Locally Commemorated:

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Pozieres Memorial, Panel 68 to 72

Buried:

Decoration and Medals:

Service :

Army

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Teesdale Mercury-26/03/1919: In memoriam

Teesdale Mercury-24/04/1918: Return Thanks Notices

Family Details:

Son of Emma Metham of 1 Bridge Inn Yard, Thorngate, Barnard Castle

Notes:

Prior to the war Thomas had worked in the shoe thread factory.

He died in one of the great battles of the Somme, in a letter to Thomas' mother, Lieutenant Robinson wrote:

'Your boy did extraordinarily well in all the week's fighting up to the time he fell . He absolutely refused to surrender in one instance, when both flanks had given way. Of his party , at that time , only his officer and himself got away unscathed. I have recommended him for a decoration in connection wit h that incident, but I fear that his subsequent death has disqualified him, which seems very hard. We all know what he did , however, and you may rest assured that his fine example will not be forgotten. I recommended your boy for his first stripe quite recently, and events have proved that the confidence we always felt in him was entirely justified. Al l the company feel his loss most deeply, and on their behalf I should like to offer you heartfelt sympathy.

Teesdale Mercury-05/05/1915: Wesleyan Sunday School Roll of Honour

Teesdale Mercury-17/04/1918: News item: Yet Another Barnard Castle Hero

Teesdale Mercury-17/04/1918: Roll of Honour Notice

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Sources:

First Name: St Mary's Data; Private Individual; Last Name: Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 5; Private Individual; Service: St Mary's Data; ; Ranks: St Mary's Data; Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 5; Service Number: St Mary's Data; Unit: St Mary's Data; Date of Birth: St Mary's Data; Place of Birth: St Mary's Data; Civilian Employment: St Mary's Data; Age at Death: Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Cause of Death: St Mary's Data; Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 5; Place of Death: St Mary's Data; Overseas Commemorated: St Mary's Data and Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Date of Death Day: St Mary's data; www.cwgc.org; Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 5; Date of Death Month: St Mary's data; www.cwgc.org; Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 5; Date of Death Year: St Mary's data; www.cwgc.org; Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 5; Death Notice / Obituary: Teesdale Mercury; Family Details: Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Notes: Teesdale Mercury; Local Memorials: www.newmp.org.uk; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914;