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Cpl. Reginald Hugo Brown
British Army 1st North Midland Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:18 Harrow St., London Road, Derby
Reginald Brown was my grandfather on my mother's side. Born in 1892 his civilian job was a self employed house painter. He married Beatrice Collard on 4th of Aug 1913, aged 21.
One year later, on 12th of September 1914 he signed up to serve for the duration of the war, and enlisted in the RAMC. He served with the 1st North Midlands Field Ambulance unit (and thus the 46th North Midlands Division).
On 1st of April 1918, he transferred to the RAF, which had just been formed from the RFC, and he would have been amongst the RAF's earliest intake. He served with the RAF until the end of the war. He suffered in later years with a hernia, acquired when an aeroplane engine fell on him.
His wife died in 1933 at the age of 40, and he never re-married. They only had one child, my mother. The photo of him is taken from a photo of the family at the time of the christening of his first grandchild, my sister, in 1940 His medals, which I have inherited, are the classic "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" trio. He died in 1955
