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9th Batt. R Irish Fus.
B.E.F. France.
13th August. (1918).
Dear Mr Brown,
It is with great regret that I write to you the sad news that your son Pte. Brown (41451) has been killed in action. We buried him last night in a cemetery near here, and a cross with inscription will be erected in a day or two.
I am glad that he did not suffer any pain. His comrades feel his loss very much as he was a very gallant soldier.
Yours sincerely,
W.B. Allman. C.F. William Brown joined Library staff as a boy in October 1910.
Enlisted in the N.I.H. 15th November 1915.
Transferred to Irish Fus. during 1917 and was killed in action in France about 12th August 1918
9th Batt. R Irish Fus.
B.E.F. France.
13th August. (1918).
Dear Mr Brown,
It is with great regret that I write to you the sad news that your son Pte. Brown (41451) has been killed in action. We buried him last night in a cemetery near here, and a cross with inscription will be erected in a day or two.
I am glad that he did not suffer any pain. His comrades feel his loss very much as he was a very gallant soldier.
Yours sincerely,
W.B. Allman. C.F. William Brown joined Library staff as a boy in October 1910.
Enlisted in the N.I.H. 15th November 1915.
Transferred to Irish Fus. during 1917 and was killed in action in France about 12th August 1918
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Author Name: William Brown
Document Type: Letter
Date of Document:13/08/1918
Document Summary: Letter from W.B. Allman to Brown's father informing him of death
Document Reference: BR0-13