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CHEVINGTON

Brown, J.R., Pte., 1917

Photo: B. Chandler

In Chevington Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of :

290673 Private
J. Brown
Northumberland Fusiliers
9th March 1917

John Hardy has submitted the following:

Private 290673, 1st/7th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers died on Friday 9th March 1917 and is buried in Chevington Cemetery. Enlisted Alnwick. He was wounded three times.

Mr. Hardy also adds a middle name of Richard.

Acknowledgments also to S.C. Knox.

"By the Green of the Spring" A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War:; J.H. Hardy; 2004; Amble Social History Group.

He is remembered in Chevington on C27.01 and C27.02 and in the Battalion History


The CWGC entry for Private Brown

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk