Service Details
Name:
 INNES-BROWNE
Given Name:
 AMBROSE ROBIN
Initials:
 A R
Rank:
 Lieutenant Colonel
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Regiment:
 King's Own Scottish Borderers
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Unit:
 6th Bn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly Transvaal Scottish Regiment
Date of Death:
 1918-04-10
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 D S O, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 DSO LG Sup 6 April 1918 pg 4201 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was in command of a support battalion during an attack, and on going forward to reconnoitre he found that the advance was completely held up by flanking machine gun fire from a pill box. He at once organized an attack upon it, captured it and several other enemy strong points, and was able to establish a definite line, which he held until relieved. He displayed exceptional qualities of leadership and resource at a very critical time"; MID 28 Dec 1917 pg 13576
Additional
Information:
Son of Martin Innes-Browne and Jessie Elizabeth Innes-Browne, of Bromley, Kent. Served South African War, 1902, Natal, 1906, German West Africa, 1915, Europe, 1916 to 1918.
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 IV. A. 18.

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