From CWGC:
Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). Killed in action. Son of the Rev. Albert Edward BROWN-CONSTABLE (1863 - 1928) and Clara Emily BROWN-CONSTABLE (nee WALL) (1866 - 1934) of Greet, Mottingham, London.
From 1902-1906, Cecil was a pupil at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow. He may have been a boarder, as there were then boarders at the school. In his final year he was Head Boy and Captain of cricket. On 30th June 1906, Cecil and his younger brother, Wilfred, left Southampton for Cape Town, South Africa. Cecil attended University Engineering College, Johannesburg, and worked in the Public Works Department in Pretoria. In 1914, Cecil returned to England, intending to make this his intended future residence. He arrived in Southampton on 15th May 1914 on the Union Castle Ship Galeka, having set sail from Cape Town; he was described as a civil engineer. On the outbreak of war, Cecil joined the 1st/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). "I wonder how he'll look in kilts!" remarked his sister, Mela. On the evening of his 25th birthday he received a telegram telling him to report for duty. He was then told to be ready by 9 am the next day; he had no kit and had to buy everything before roll call. He left for the front on 16th September 1914; he was chosen with 160 other men from the 2nd Battalion to make up the numbers of the 1st Battalion London Scottish. In January 1915 Cecil received a commission in the 1st Battalion as Second Lieutenant and returned home in early February for a short leave in order to get his new uniform. In April 1915 he was hospitalized at Wimereux due to having measles. His mother and sister, Barbara, were able to visit him and chat to him through the door, as they lived not far away in Boulogne. Cecil was home on leave in September 1915 when he was able to meet his sister, Mela. A week or two later, Mela heard from London Scottish soldiers who were admitted to Bournbrook Hospital that Cecil had been wounded, but fortunately it turned out to be untrue. By the end of November he was out of the trenches and quartered in a Bomb school, instructing men in the art of bomb throwing. He was home on leave again in February 1916 and stayed for a few days at Seward House where Mela was staying.
His name is carved on the London Scottish WW1 memorial inside London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London SW1P 2DX.
Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). Killed in action. Son of the Rev. Albert Edward BROWN-CONSTABLE (1863 - 1928) and Clara Emily BROWN-CONSTABLE (nee WALL) (1866 - 1934) of Greet, Mottingham, London.
From 1902-1906, Cecil was a pupil at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow. He may have been a boarder, as there were then boarders at the school. In his final year he was Head Boy and Captain of cricket. On 30th June 1906, Cecil and his younger brother, Wilfred, left Southampton for Cape Town, South Africa. Cecil attended University Engineering College, Johannesburg, and worked in the Public Works Department in Pretoria. In 1914, Cecil returned to England, intending to make this his intended future residence. He arrived in Southampton on 15th May 1914 on the Union Castle Ship Galeka, having set sail from Cape Town; he was described as a civil engineer. On the outbreak of war, Cecil joined the 1st/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). "I wonder how he'll look in kilts!" remarked his sister, Mela. On the evening of his 25th birthday he received a telegram telling him to report for duty. He was then told to be ready by 9 am the next day; he had no kit and had to buy everything before roll call. He left for the front on 16th September 1914; he was chosen with 160 other men from the 2nd Battalion to make up the numbers of the 1st Battalion London Scottish. In January 1915 Cecil received a commission in the 1st Battalion as Second Lieutenant and returned home in early February for a short leave in order to get his new uniform. In April 1915 he was hospitalized at Wimereux due to having measles. His mother and sister, Barbara, were able to visit him and chat to him through the door, as they lived not far away in Boulogne. Cecil was home on leave in September 1915 when he was able to meet his sister, Mela. A week or two later, Mela heard from London Scottish soldiers who were admitted to Bournbrook Hospital that Cecil had been wounded, but fortunately it turned out to be untrue. By the end of November he was out of the trenches and quartered in a Bomb school, instructing men in the art of bomb throwing. He was home on leave again in February 1916 and stayed for a few days at Seward House where Mela was staying.
His name is carved on the London Scottish WW1 memorial inside London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London SW1P 2DX.
From CWGC:
Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). Killed in action. Son of the Rev. Albert Edward BROWN-CONSTABLE (1863 - 1928) and Clara Emily BROWN-CONSTABLE (nee WALL) (1866 - 1934) of Greet, Mottingham, London.
From 1902-1906, Cecil was a pupil at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow. He may have been a boarder, as there were then boarders at the school. In his final year he was Head Boy and Captain of cricket. On 30th June 1906, Cecil and his younger brother, Wilfred, left Southampton for Cape Town, South Africa. Cecil attended University Engineering College, Johannesburg, and worked in the Public Works Department in Pretoria. In 1914, Cecil returned to England, intending to make this his intended future residence. He arrived in Southampton on 15th May 1914 on the Union Castle Ship Galeka, having set sail from Cape Town; he was described as a civil engineer. On the outbreak of war, Cecil joined the 1st/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). "I wonder how he'll look in kilts!" remarked his sister, Mela. On the evening of his 25th birthday he received a telegram telling him to report for duty. He was then told to be ready by 9 am the next day; he had no kit and had to buy everything before roll call. He left for the front on 16th September 1914; he was chosen with 160 other men from the 2nd Battalion to make up the numbers of the 1st Battalion London Scottish. In January 1915 Cecil received a commission in the 1st Battalion as Second Lieutenant and returned home in early February for a short leave in order to get his new uniform. In April 1915 he was hospitalized at Wimereux due to having measles. His mother and sister, Barbara, were able to visit him and chat to him through the door, as they lived not far away in Boulogne. Cecil was home on leave in September 1915 when he was able to meet his sister, Mela. A week or two later, Mela heard from London Scottish soldiers who were admitted to Bournbrook Hospital that Cecil had been wounded, but fortunately it turned out to be untrue. By the end of November he was out of the trenches and quartered in a Bomb school, instructing men in the art of bomb throwing. He was home on leave again in February 1916 and stayed for a few days at Seward House where Mela was staying.
His name is carved on the London Scottish WW1 memorial inside London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London SW1P 2DX.
Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). Killed in action. Son of the Rev. Albert Edward BROWN-CONSTABLE (1863 - 1928) and Clara Emily BROWN-CONSTABLE (nee WALL) (1866 - 1934) of Greet, Mottingham, London.
From 1902-1906, Cecil was a pupil at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow. He may have been a boarder, as there were then boarders at the school. In his final year he was Head Boy and Captain of cricket. On 30th June 1906, Cecil and his younger brother, Wilfred, left Southampton for Cape Town, South Africa. Cecil attended University Engineering College, Johannesburg, and worked in the Public Works Department in Pretoria. In 1914, Cecil returned to England, intending to make this his intended future residence. He arrived in Southampton on 15th May 1914 on the Union Castle Ship Galeka, having set sail from Cape Town; he was described as a civil engineer. On the outbreak of war, Cecil joined the 1st/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish). "I wonder how he'll look in kilts!" remarked his sister, Mela. On the evening of his 25th birthday he received a telegram telling him to report for duty. He was then told to be ready by 9 am the next day; he had no kit and had to buy everything before roll call. He left for the front on 16th September 1914; he was chosen with 160 other men from the 2nd Battalion to make up the numbers of the 1st Battalion London Scottish. In January 1915 Cecil received a commission in the 1st Battalion as Second Lieutenant and returned home in early February for a short leave in order to get his new uniform. In April 1915 he was hospitalized at Wimereux due to having measles. His mother and sister, Barbara, were able to visit him and chat to him through the door, as they lived not far away in Boulogne. Cecil was home on leave in September 1915 when he was able to meet his sister, Mela. A week or two later, Mela heard from London Scottish soldiers who were admitted to Bournbrook Hospital that Cecil had been wounded, but fortunately it turned out to be untrue. By the end of November he was out of the trenches and quartered in a Bomb school, instructing men in the art of bomb throwing. He was home on leave again in February 1916 and stayed for a few days at Seward House where Mela was staying.
His name is carved on the London Scottish WW1 memorial inside London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London SW1P 2DX.
Inscription
Believed to be
Lieutenant
J. C. BROWN CONSTABLE
London Scottish
1st July 1916 Age 26
Gravesite Details
Inscribed white stone British military headstone inscribed with the London Scottish regimental crest.
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