WW1 CWGC Appeal For Relatives Dec. 2016

[MonicaL]

John Nixon Brown, aged 30, an army reservist, husband of Elizabeth Walsh died on 5 August 1914 in Glasgow, at Ruchill Hospital. His mother, Margaret Brown, and resident at same address as son John, reported his death that same day.

His son, John Nixon Brown, born in 1908 as we had, died the following year, 1909.

[*Sandra*]

Absolutely fantastic Monica - knew you would find him 

Thank You
Sandra 

[dbree]

Yipee Monica, well done and thank you.

Cheers,
DB

[*Sandra*]

Sandra, I think we have him in sight...nearly...



I believe this John Brown went on to marry (from birth cert clip below) an Elizabeth Walsh in Glasgow in 1903. The name of the boy born in 1908 in Milton (where we have that 1901 census entry above) is showing John NIXON Brown. Father also showing as John NIXON Brown, an iron moulder.

The marriage cert from 1903 would help to tie in this John to the 1891 and 1901 census entries.

Clip below from 1908 birth:

Marriage cert John brown and Elizabeth Walsh

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Have found a family tree for Wallace Brown, brother of John Nixon Brown, have sent the tree owner a message with details of CWGC appeal and this thread.

Sandra

[IMBER]

Commonwealth War Graves Commission has issued an appeal....
"We wish to make contact with family members of the following casualties."

Just curious as to why the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has issued this appeal.
Is this something they routinely do?
While I'm Australian and the men appealed for are from the UK,
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission probably looks after graves of Australian soldiers too.

regards
phenolphthalein

It was only recently that it was discovered that John Brown's grave was at Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland. Until then he had been commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, England. It is now intended to erect a CWGC headstone on his grave. It seems likely that the CWGC may wish to invite those with a family connection to attend a small dedication ceremony or similar once the headstone is erected. As regards your query about Australian war graves the following is taken from the CWGC website:

Six member governments make up the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The cost of the Commission's work is met by the member governments in proportion to the number of their war graves. The Secretary of State for Defence in the United Kingdom is the chairman of the Commission. Each of the other member governments appoints its High Commissioner in London to be its Commission representative.

Imber

[*Sandra*]

Listed on the link below:-

BROWN, JOHN NIXON   Private   6849   05/08/1914   30   Cameron Highlanders   United Kingdom   L. 704.   GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY   

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=2&sort=name&order=asc

John Nixon Brown was accepted for commemoration as war dead on 7th March 2012.

Reply 11 lists on FIND A GRAVE

Sandra   

[MonicaL]

Sandra, I have also found this tree here, likely connected to John's sister Agnes Brown who married James Cherry http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/103924275/person/210036894205/facts

I have contacted the tree owner, including the various links from this thread.

Monica 

[*Sandra*]

Sandra, I have also found this tree here, likely connected to John's sister Agnes Brown who married James Cherry http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/103924275/person/210036894205/facts

I have contacted the tree owner, including the various links from this thread.

Monica 

Its the same tree owner as reply 76 - so hopefully they will reply - that would be great.

Sandra