WW1 Casualty: Lance Corporal 3465 Arthur George Henry Brown - Lance Corporal 3465 Arthur George Henry Brown
| Unit/Regiment |
2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Date of Death |
01/07/1916 |
Age at Death |
23 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Thiepval Memorial
Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Son of George Brown, of 4, Dial House, Dial St., Warrington; husband of Mary Brown, of 30, Carlton St., Prescot, Lancs. |
| Census Details |
1901 Census
8 year old Arthur Brown lived at Palatine Villas, Eccleston, with his parents George (37, a Lunatic Asylum Attendant) and Sarah (34), and brothers Walter (6), Frederick (4) and Horatio (1). The census notes that Arthur was born in Thatto Heath.
The family lived at Upper Palatine Villas in Eccleston at the time of the 1911 census. Arthur was 18 years old, single and worked as a Coal Waggoner. He was the eldest of the six children of George and Sarah Brown. |
| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Birth registered Q4/1892, Prescot, Vol 8b, Page 677
Marriage to Mary Atherton registered in Prescot, Q1/1914, Vol 8b, Page 859 |
| SDGW - Where Born |
St Helens |
| Enlisted |
Bury |
| Resided |
Liverpool |
| How Died |
Killed in Action |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Research Ref. No. |
P315 |
Service DetailsThe 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, were at the front on 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The extract below from the battalion war diary for the day illustrates the actions in which they were involved.
'12.15 a.m.
The battalion passed the starting point east of BERTRANCOURT for the Assembly Trenches.
2.50 a.m.
Battalion was settled in the Assembly Trenches at Q.1.A
7.30 a.m.
The 11th Brigade attacked the German front line system
8.00 a.m.
Battalion moved out of Assembly Trenches in Artillery formation. This being done, everyone lay down and awaited further orders.
8.30 a.m.
Battalion advanced directing flank moving at 50* a minute. Nothing retarded the advance until shortly after 9 a.m. when the lead of the battalion passed over the line of Vallards Trench. Directly the small parties crossed the above line they became subject to heavy artillery, machine gun and rifle fire. A particularly heavy barrage had to be passed through on our front line and on all "no Mans Land". However the advance was still carried on, naturally faster than the 50* a minute.
9.15 a.m.
About 9.15 a.m. the Head of the Battalion crossed over the front line trench. The casualties in Officers and Other Ranks were by then fairly numerous. About 9.45 a.m. the front company had reached the third line of the German front line system.
As it was impossible to advance further, owing to the entire lack of support on either flank, an attempt was made to consolidate the position.
The advance line then began to telescope the front two companies and parts of the rear two collected in the German lines. The remainder collected in our old front line and fed the forward line as well as possible with bombs.
Owing to the Germans not being entirely driven out of their front line the ground occupied by our troops closed in round the area of the quadrilateral. This areas was successfully held by the use of grenades, Stokes mortars, machine guns, rifles and bayonets until the order was given to evacuate the position about 4 a.m. the following morning. The evacuation was carried out successfully and with few casualties. '
The battalion lost 2 officers and 65 other ranks killed that day. Amongst them was Lance Corporal Brown. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Arthur Brown's Medal Index Card. He was entitled to the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Arthur Brown's inscription on the Thiepval Memorial.
This picture was taken on Monday 21st February 2011
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