Private Stephen James Brown
7th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers (formerly Wiltshire Rgt)
16/08/1915

The Star Thursday September 9 1915

"News was received on Tuesday from Headquarters in London that Private Stephen Brown 7th Royal Fusiliers had been killed in action at the Dardanelles on the 16th of July.

Private Brown will be best remembered as "Jobber" Brown. He first came to the island with the 2nd Batt. Wiltshire Regiment and whilst stationed in Alderney married Miss Smith of St Martin's, Guernsey. When the South African War broke out Pte Brown had only twelve months to serve to complete his service in the Army. On leaving the Service he came to Guernsey and was employed by Mr E. Henry, monumental mason, Bordage Street, from whom Pte Brown had obtained excellent testimonials of reliability. He then left the Island for eight years and on returning was employed at the Royal Engineers' works, Fort George.

In August of last year, Pte Brown applied for re-enlistment in the Wiltshires, but he was transferred to the 7th Royal Fusiliers.

Pte Brown had the Queen Victoria and King Edward South African medals and was chosen to represent the Wiltshire Regiment at King Edward's coronation.

He has two sons, Stephen and Walter, serving in the Wiltshire Regiment, and leaves a widow and six children to mourn his loss."