Second Lieutenant REGINALD BROWSE 9th Battalion Cameronians

[agedpink1]

Any information please on Second Lieutenant REGINALD BROWSE 9th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Killed in Action 25th April 1915

[Terry_Reeves]

There is a file for him at TNA in WO 339/65607.

His medal index card shows he served as a private in 1/4 Seaforth Highlanders with the number 2060 and disembarked 7.11.14. He was commissioned 28.2.17 and died 25.4.18.

​His mother's address is given as 2 Crown Crescent, Scarborough.

TR

[sotonmate]

ap1

Your officer was killed whilst serving in 9 Cameronians with the South African Brigade, attached to 9 (Scottish) Division during a phase of Operation Michael, the German 1918 Offensive. See this page from the Long Long Trail, and in particular the paragraphs below the engraving picture for his Brigade's fate:

http://www.1914-1918.net/south_africa.html

9 Cams War Diary:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352583

[kenmorrison]

Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette Publication date:

21 May 1918

Supplement:30698 Page:6066

SCOTTISH RIFLES.

Browse, T.,/2nd Lt. R.

London Gazette Publication date:

6 August 1920

Supplement:32011 Page:8264

Sco. Rif.

Temp. 2nd Lt. R. Browse to be actg.

iCapt. while comdg. a Co., 9th Bn. 7 Apr.

1918. -(Since killed in action.)

[agedpink1]

Thanks Guys