South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Delhi Memorial (India Gate) |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 17 Mar 1915 in France | ~ | Warwick School Chapel Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Influenza & Pneumonia | 30 Sep 1914 - Joined Special Reserve | All Saints Church, Compton Greenfield |
| Easter Compton Methodist Church | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Peshawar Military Hospital | ~ | |
Military Service History
- 30 Sep 1914 - Commissioned as a Lieutenant in Special Reserve of Officers (Gazette)
- 22 Dec 1914 - Confirmed in the rank of Lieutentant R.A.M.C (Gazette)
- 17 Mar 1915 - Arrived in France
- 01 Apr 1915 - Promoted to Captain (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Roger died on 21st October 1918 of Influenza & Pneumonia, at the Military Hospital in Peshawar in what is now Pakistanwhich. His illness was complicated by having been gassed in France in June 1915 whilst attached to the Norfolk Regiment before being posted to India in January 1916 Although Roger is commemorated on the Delhi Memorial his remains are buried in the Peshawar (Right) British Cemetery. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 21 Mar 1884 in Sharlston, Wakefield | 20 Apr 1884 at Warmfield, St Peter |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Rev. Frank and Margaret Brownson | Compton Greenfield, Bristol |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Honourable Gwenllian Clare Brownson nee Rice | 26 Sep 1911 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthen |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick (King's) School | St John's College, Cambridge (B.A. 1905) |
| The London Hospital 1906 to 1911 | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1882 - St. John's Lodge, Sharlston, Wakefield | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Westbourne, Undermilbeck, Lake District | 1901 - Pupil at Warwick School |
| 1901 - Warwick School, Myton, Warwick | 1902 - Student at St. John's College, Cambridge |
| 1911 - The London Hospital (St. Barts), Whitechapel | 1906 - Junior Doctor at The London Hospital |
| 1914 - Compton Greenfield, Bristol | 1911 - Resident Surgeon at The London Hospital |
| 1918 - Eldorado Crescent, Cheltenham | 1914 - Clinical Assistant Doctor at Great Ormond Street |
- We are grateful for the assistance of the RAMC in the Great War website
- There is some confusion over Capt. Brownson's full name with some places listing it as Roger Dawson Duffield Brownson not the
R.D.D.D. Brownson per the school memorial plaque. His birth record gives name as Roger D D D Brownson but his Baptism record
gives Roger Dawson Brownson. However Medical Registers give the full version of the name.
