Edward Douglas Brown
Major, 14th Hussars (The King's)
- Register No.
- 130 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Major all Majors →
- Unit
- 14th Hussars (The King's) all 14th Hussars VCs →
- Date of action
- 13 October 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 15th January 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Born
- 6th of March 1861 at up Kassouli, Dagshai,India
- Died
- 3rd February 1940 in London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
- Medal held by
- the!4th/20th Hussars Museum
Digest of citation
On 13th October 1900 at Geluk, South Africa, Major Brown, seeing that the horse of one of the sergeants had been shot, helped the man up behind him and carried him for about three-quarters of a mile to a place of safety. He did this under heavy fire. Afterwards he helped a lieutenant to mount his horse which was very restive under heavy fire: the officer could not have mounted without this help. Later, Major Brown carried a wounded lance-corporal out of action to safety
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BROWN,* Edward Douglas . (reg No. 130)
Major 14th Hussars (The King's)
London Gazetted on 15th January 1901.
VC Medal's Custodian is the!4th/20th Hussars Museum.
Born on 6th of March 1861 at up Kassouli, Dagshai,India.
Died on 3rd February 1940 in London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 13th October 1900 at Geluk, South Africa, Major Brown, seeing that the horse of one of the sergeants had been shot, helped the man up behind him and carried him for about three-quarters of a mile to a place of safety. He did this under heavy fire. Afterwards he helped a lieutenant to mount his horse which was very restive under heavy fire: the officer could not have mounted without this help. Later, Major Brown carried a wounded lance-corporal out of action to safety.
Additional information : * surname later changed to BROWNE-SYNGE-HUTCHINSON. Colonel Brown also held the Companion of (the Order of) the Bath. (C B); Knight of the Order of St John and in 1911 he was made a Freeman of the city a London.
Additional information
* surname later changed to BROWNE-SYNGE-HUTCHINSON Colonel Brown also held the Companion of (the Order of) the Bath. (C B); Knight of the Order of St John and in 1911 he was made a Freeman of the city a London.
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