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Title: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 13 February 14 14:44 GMT (UK)
hi
i know im being greedy in asking again but im at a real brickwall and im hoping someone will take pity on me :-) please

CHARLES JAMES BROWN
born 24 Apr 1900 55a Lant Street, Southwark

parents CHARLES HENRY BROWN and ANNE nee FARRELL

he was in WW1, apprently lied about his age to join up.  in 1911 they lived at 42 ENGLEHEART ROAD CATFORD.
and in 1927 lived at 208 Southend Lane, Catford, Lewisham, London with his wife EDITH nee RICKS
and son PETER
I do have a couple of photos with him in his uniform, but i need to know how to find out what he was in WW1
any help would be great
thank you
maz

Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: atom12 on Thursday 13 February 14 19:30 GMT (UK)
Hi Maz

If you posted a photo of him in uniform someone on here might be able to help.  ;)
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 13 February 14 19:36 GMT (UK)
thanks Atom,
can you please tell me how to do that
Maz
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: t mo on Friday 14 February 14 18:04 GMT (UK)
hi
you could also try looking in ancestry for either a service record but bear in mind up to 60% were destroyed in ww2 bombing raid or his medal index card but again with such a common name there may be lots of others as well , see if your local library has free access to ancestry .
regards
trevor
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: atom12 on Tuesday 18 February 14 10:00 GMT (UK)
Maz

To post a photo you would need to scan the photo through your printer onto your computer.

Or, with a digital camera, take a fresh photos of your old ones, then insert the SD from your camera into computer or laptop.

Then once on your computer you can edit, crop the image, etc ready for posting here.
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: atom12 on Tuesday 18 February 14 20:47 GMT (UK)
Maz

There's 4 pages plus soldiers called  C J Brown on ancestry, but to hopefully help you along I think the top 2 on the list below might possibly be the most obvious,, as they have the middle name of 'James' mentioned:

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Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 20 February 14 19:44 GMT (UK)
thanks for that T mo. I shall look into that next time im at the local library
thanks again
Marian
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 20 February 14 19:49 GMT (UK)
Hi Atom
thanks for the help, unfortunately whatever information you put up wasnt allowed, so if you could and wouldnt mind you can always send me an IM with that information please.
I will get a photo up of him and see what happens,
thanks for your help

Maz
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 20 February 14 19:56 GMT (UK)
Hi all
heres the photos I have of Charles James Brown in WW1
so heres hoping
thanks for looking
Maz
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 20 February 14 20:03 GMT (UK)
try two......
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 20 February 14 20:15 GMT (UK)
charles james brown is on the left
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Thursday 20 February 14 20:16 GMT (UK)
charles james brown is bottom left
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: millymcb on Thursday 20 February 14 23:17 GMT (UK)
Hi Atom
thanks for the help, unfortunately whatever information you put up wasnt allowed, so if you could and wouldnt mind you can always send me an IM with that information please.
I will get a photo up of him and see what happens,
thanks for your help

Maz




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Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: km1971 on Friday 21 February 14 04:29 GMT (UK)
There is a plaque saying ? AOC - ?TARA - 1920 on the second photograph. AOC = Army Ordnance Corps. If he was serving after 1920 his papers will still be with the MOD.

Ken

Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: Annette7 on Friday 21 February 14 09:36 GMT (UK)
Think the 'plaque' is actually a football.

Annette
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: millymcb on Friday 21 February 14 11:28 GMT (UK)
I think it is a football and it says RAOC - Royal Army Ordnance Corps - formed 1918 so the date of 1920 underneath fits.

The word in between could be a place?

Milly
Title: Re: still looking for info on CHARLES JAMES BROWN
Post by: maz1 on Tuesday 25 February 14 21:10 GMT (UK)
Hi all thank you so much for the help. I will look more into the raoc
thanks again
maz
all help appreciated