Oliver Brown was born in Cinderford in July 1890, the son of George and Mary Brown. He worked as a labourer and a miner in several collieries in the East Dean area. He volunteered in March 1915, but in September 1915, he deserted and disappeared. He somehow managed to survive clandestinely for over a year. He turned up later in Colchester, enlisted under the name of Travers and was killed in action in April 1917.
Categories