Service Details
Name:
 BROWN
Given Name:
 COLIN SELWYN
Initials:
 C S
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 Border Regiment
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Unit:
 11th Bn.
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Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-07-01
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Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during unsuccessful attack on Leipzig Salient. 500 casualties
Additional
Information:
Son of Colin and Adela Julia Stanley Brown, of Old Meadow, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon. Born Edmonton, Middlesex, England. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILE
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Grave Reference:
 II. F. 17.
Volunteer Information
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Peter & Inara Bennett
Peter & Inara Bennett
Peter & Inara Bennett
Peter & Inara Bennett

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