Great War casualty 1914 Star and British War Medal pair awarded to Private R. Brown, 2nd Battalion, later 3rd Battalion, Essex Regiment who saw service on the Western Front from 14th September 1914, later being discharged due to wounds on 24th April 1917. He would subsequently die at home on 15th November 1918 and is now buried in Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery.
Pair: 1914 Star; (8463 PTE. R. BROWN. ESSEX R.) British War Medal; (8463 PTE. R.W.H. BROWN. ESSEX R.)
Condition: Good Very Fine
Robert Brown saw service as a Private (No. 8463) with the 2nd Battalion later 3rd Battalion, Essex Regiment on the Western Front from 14th September 1914, later being discharged due to wounds on 24th April 1917 and would subsequently die on 15th November 1918, being buried in Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery, being noted as the son of R.W.H. and Lucy Brown; husband of Alice Maud Brown of 39 Woodlands Avenue, Chadwell Heath, Essex.
