Gordon
Hargreaves
Brown
Born in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Agnes Sara Hargreaves Brown, Falion Hargreaves Brown, Walter Hargreaves Brown and Gladys Emily Hargreaves Brown
Husband of
Editha Ivy (Pigott) Pigott-Brown
— married
18 Oct 1910 in London, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Joan Hargreaves Terrell (Piggott-Brown) Prideaux, John Hargreaves Pigott-Brown 2nd Bt and Patience Hargreaves (Pigott-Brown) Lee-Steere
Died
at age 34
in Flanders, Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Captain Gordon Brown served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Service ended: 29 Oct 1914
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Service ended: 29 Oct 1914
Gordon was born in 1880 to Alexander Brown and Henrietta Blandy.[1]
He received his education at Eton and Sandhurst before starting a career in the military.
He married Editha, Lady Brown, of Broome Hall, Holmwood, Surrey. Together they had a son, Captain Sir John Hargreaves Pigott-Brown, who died in World War II.
Military Service
Gordon joined the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards in January of 1900.
He then served in the South African Campaign with the 2nd Battalion presunably as part of its reinforcements (1901-2).
During World War I he was still with the Coldstream Guards. When he was killed overseas, he was a captain in the 1st Battalion. He is remembered for his service at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.
Sources
- ↑ Birth registration for BROWN, GORDON HARGREAVES Mother's Maiden Name: BLANDY GRO Reference: 1880 S Quarter in WEST DERBY AND TOXTETH PARK Volume 08B Page 635
- "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-Z5WW : 10 December 2017), Gordon Hargreaves Brown (Browne) in household of A H Browne, St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 20, Piece/Folio 98/122, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,335.
- "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL8-LJ1P : 17 September 2018), Gordon Hargreaves Brown, 28 May 1919; citing Probate, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
- The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p24479.htm#i244790
Acknowledgements
This person was created on 16 February 2011 through the import of Horton Family Trees 16012011.GED.
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