1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Thomas Patrick Brown

Contributed by: Michael Thomas, on 2009-01-15

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Rank
First Name Thomas Patrick
Surname Brown
Year of Birth 1897
Year of Death Unknown
Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps
Place of Wartime Residence Liverpool, Merseyside

Thomas Patrick's Story

Brave Medic

Thomas Patrick Brown joined the Medical Corps at age 17, as a stretcher bearer. Taken prisoner of war, he was kept mostly in the open, giving him scurvy which affected his legs for the rest of his life. For his bravery he received a commendation letter from King George.

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