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58655: Photograph of Frank Brown

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posted on 2024-02-18, 15:09 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Photograph of Sjt. Frank Brown in the uniform of the Tank Corps. Note part of the white Tankers badge on the right sleeve above the serjeants stripes, and bands of coloured cloth (barely visible) on his epaulettes, indicating the Tank battalion he served with.

Cpl. Frank Brown lied about his age to join the Norfolk Regiment. He transferred to the Tanks, training at Barnham nr. Thetford before going to France. He later became a Serjeant. Photograph of Frank Brown in the uniform of the Norfolk Regiment (indicated by cap badge). Note the Long Service / Good Conduct chevron (one for two years service) on his lower left sleeve.

Cpl. Frank Brown lied about his age to join the Norfolk Regiment. He transferred to the Tanks, training at Barnham nr. Thetford before going to France. He later became a Serjeant.

History

Identifier

9004.cpd| 3824.jpg|GWA_2168_DSC06075.jpg 3825.jpg|GWA_2169_norscan0024.jpg

Subject

Brown, Frank

Date

1918 1916

Date Created

01/01/1918 | 01/01/1916

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1918 | 31/12/1916

Source

Photograph

Medium

Photographic paper

Type

Photograph

Pages

1, 2

Number of Pages

2

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Richard Marshall | Maureen Fitt

Submission Event

Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day, 8th April 2008

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford