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Pte. George Middlemas Brown
British Army 5th Battalion Royal Scots
from:2 Beaumont Place, Edinburgh
George Brown enlisted in the Royal Scots on the 2nd May 1912. During 1915 the Battalion was posted to Egypt for training for the Gallipoli landing. In 1915 the battalion landed in Gallipoli. George came through the campaign unscathed and the battalion left Gallipoli in December 1915. He was in France in 1916.
During 1916 he transferred from the Royal Scots to the Royal Flying Corp, as a Tinsmith. His service number was then 401779. He attained the rank of Leading Aircraftsman. He was discharged from the RAF on 11th of April 1919.