Captain
Deans Graham Brown.
Enlisted into 18th Bn Royal Fusiliers 8th September 1914.
Transferred to the 9th Bn The XXth The Lancashire Fusiliers February
1915 .
7 July 1915 : sailed from Liverpool, landing Alexandria, and on
to Mudros, completing concentration by 28 July 1915.
7 August 1915 : landed at Suvla Bay,
Gallipoli
Wounded on day one of the battle of
Suvla Bay and taken to hospital in Alexandria.
Casevaced to UK Hospital until recovered
and then various courses until rejoining the war in France with
the 19th Bn The XXth The Lancashire Fusiliers.
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June 1916.
Click on the Black writing its a link to the report of
these Battles
(put your mouse over the Black writing and press the lefthand
button on the mouse once)
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The Battle
of Albert (first phase of the Battle of the Somme
1916)
The Battle of Bazentin (second phase of the Battle
of the Somme 1916)
The Battle of Pozieres (third phase of the Battle
of the Somme 1916)
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette (sixth phase of
the Battle of the Somme 1916)
http://www.1914-1918.net/bat15.htm
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The
Battle of Messines, 1918 (second phase of the
Battles of the Lys)
The Battle of Bailleul (fourth phase of the Battles
of the Lys)
In
the above action, the Division played a part in
the Defence of Neuve Eglise
The First Battle of Kemmel (fifth phase of the
Battles of the Lys)
The Second Battle of Kemmel (seventh phase of
the Battles of the Lys)
http://www.1914-1918.net/bat23.htm
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At the end of the war, Captain Deans
Graham Brown went to the 3rd Bn The XXth The Lancashire Fusiliers
in Bury Lancashire .
He was on the strength of the Depot
at Bury until demob on Gallipoli Day 1921.
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