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1206084 2nd Lt. Archie Maynard Brown British Army 126th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:Limerick, Ireland (d.6th Apr 1918) Archie Brown joined the war as a Bombardier in the 126th Heavy Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the field in 1916.The same year his brother Victor Brown was killed in Northern France while serving with the 46th battalion of the Saskatchewan Regiment in the Canadian army. Archie was killed on the 6th April 1918 in a heavy German artillery attack on British units in the area. He was one of six officers in the battery and was buried in Heudeville Communal cemetery, in France. He had been awarded 3 medals, all of which were lost in time. He was the husband of Gertrude Mary Brown, of 23, Patrick St., Limerick. Additional Information: My great uncle, 2nd Lt Archie Maynard Brown, was in the 126 Batt of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He died on April 6th 1916 of his wounds at a dressing station and is buried at Headauville Communal Ext Cemetery near the town of Albert. We know his actual body was buried in the grave C9 in the cemetery but some of his fellow soldiers have no known graves. My 85 yr old dad is named after his uncle, whom he never met but heard so many stories about his uncle when he and my grandfather were growing up. I would love to find more info or even pictures of him as we only have one which is very precious to my dad. Susan Butterfield Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**