BROWN, Graham Douglas

Carisbrooke Cemetery, Isle of Wight UKCredit: Gary Nwman

Private
4th Battalion
Hampshire Regiment

Graham was born 1895 in Yarmouth to George & Jane Angus (nee RAYNER) BROWN, who were living at 1 Eastern Villas, Carisbrooke around the time of Graham's death on the 17th of March 1917.

Graham died, aged 21, at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny in Wiltshire from measles.  Graham had joined up voluntarily in November, 1915, & was on the office staff of the Administrative Headquarters of the Island Rifles at Newport till the middle of January, when he was classified for general service, & went to the mainland to join the Battalion.

Graham is also remembered on the Carisbrooke War Memorial.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Carisbrooke Cemetery

Location

Carisbrooke Cemetery, often referred to as 'Mount Joy' Cemetery is located on Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke PO30 1DW.  The cemetery was established in 1858 on land purchased by the Carisbrooke & Gatcombe Burial Board, because St. Mary's Churchyard in Carisbrooke was becoming full. The cemetery is now managed by the Bereavement Services Department of the Isle of Wight Council.
The cemetery contains 32 War Graves from the 1st & 2nd World Wars.