In Memory Of

BROWN, COLIN SELWYN

Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
11th Bn.
Unit 2:
"C" Coy.
Regiment:
Border Regiment
Date of Death:
1916-07-01
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during unsuccessful attack on Leipzig Salient. 500 casualties
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. F. 17.
Cemetery:
LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILE
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
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.