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Private Thomas Edwin Brown, C Company, 15th Battalion, London Regiment
15/09/2025
First World War Army United Kingdom ARRAS MEMORIAL
By Noonans Mayfair

United Kingdom

Private Thomas Edwin Brown
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Thomas Edwin Brown, a Civil Servant by trade, was born on 11 February 1897 and attested for the 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, on 9 February 1916.

Mobilised on 17 May 1917, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1917, and suffered a gun shot wound to the face and legs on 29 November 1917.

He was killed in action on 23 March 1918, the third day of the German Spring Offensive; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Arras Memorial © CWGC.
Medal pair and Memorial Plaque to Brown © Noonans Mayfair Ltd.
Above, British War and Victory Medals to 536648 Pte. T. E. Brown. 15-Lond. R. and Memorial Plaque to Thomas Edwin Brown.