William Brown

A Private with the 7th Battalion, William died on 27th of October 1916 at the age of 36. 

William was born at Somerleyton in 1880, a son of Samuel and Ann Brown. In 1881 his family lived at 8 The Brickfields, Somerleyton, and this was still their home in 1891 and 1901, when William worked as a brickmaker. In 1903 William married Rose Suggate. In 1911 they lived with William's widower father at 8 Brickfields and William worked as a groom and gardener at a public house. Later Rose lived at Widows Cottages, Somerleyton.

William volunteered and enlisted in the Army in January 1915. He joined the Suffolk Regiment, service number 18336. He arrived in France on 11 August 1915 to join the 7th Battalion. On 26 October 1915 he was admitted to No 4 Stationary Hospital with a pick wound to his right buttock. He was discharged to duty on 15 November 1915. On 5 May 1916 he was admitted to No 4 Stationary Hospital with scabies. He was discharged to duty on 28 July 1916. William was wounded in August 1916 and his name appears in the War Office Daily List of casualties 12 September 1916. 

We know that William died of wounds at No 1 Canadian General Hospital on 27 October 1916. We do not know precisely when he received his fatal wound, nor the nature of the wound. It may be that he sustained this wound as early as August 1916 or as late as 12 October 1916.