Horace William Brown
Surname: Brown
Other names: Horace William
Locations in this story: Donhead St. Mary, WiltshireFrance & FlandersCologne Southern Military Cemetery, GermanyBow Marsh Cottage, Semley, WiltshireSt. Leonard's Church, SemleyHendon, MiddlesexWinchester, HampshirePetersfield, HampshireTisbury, Wiltshire
Story: Horace William Brown was born Hendon, Middlesex, in 1893 but the birth was registered in Tisbury, Wiltshire. Both his parents were from Donhead St. Mary and were Edward Brown, a cowman on a farm, and Elizabeth Brown (née Goddard). By the time of the 1911 Census the family had moved to Semley. Horace was single, working as a cowman on a farm and living at Bow Marsh Cottage, Semley, Wiltshire.
He enlisted in Winchester, Hampshire, as a Private and joined the 1st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 18167), giving his residence at the time as Petersfield, Hampshire. He also served with the 14th and 2nd Battalions. He served in France & Flanders and was with the 2nd Battalion when he was taken prisoner. Whilst in captivity he died of wounds in a German Military Hospital on 16th November 1918 and was buried at Cologne Southern Military Cemetery in Germany (grave id. XVII.A.4). The cemetery was used not only for original burials but also for men who died in prison camps elsewhere and were re-interred after the Armistice. He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He is remembered on the War Memorial in St. Leonard's Churchyard, Semley, and on the Semley Baptist Chapel plaque, now in the Church. His mother was awarded a dependent's pension of 5s. (25p) per week which remained in force until her death in 1927.
He enlisted in Winchester, Hampshire, as a Private and joined the 1st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 18167), giving his residence at the time as Petersfield, Hampshire. He also served with the 14th and 2nd Battalions. He served in France & Flanders and was with the 2nd Battalion when he was taken prisoner. Whilst in captivity he died of wounds in a German Military Hospital on 16th November 1918 and was buried at Cologne Southern Military Cemetery in Germany (grave id. XVII.A.4). The cemetery was used not only for original burials but also for men who died in prison camps elsewhere and were re-interred after the Armistice. He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He is remembered on the War Memorial in St. Leonard's Churchyard, Semley, and on the Semley Baptist Chapel plaque, now in the Church. His mother was awarded a dependent's pension of 5s. (25p) per week which remained in force until her death in 1927.
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