Guardsman Arthur Brown (2724382) served in 3rd Battalion Irish Guards during World War Two. He was the son of David Brown and Ellen Brown of 255 Matilda Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim.
He died of wounds on 5th March 1945 aged 18 years old. Arthur had 4 brothers also serving in the Second World War. A cousin became a prisoner of war at Dunkirk and another died while serving in Italy.
Arthur Brown’s grave is in Section I, Row C, Grave 9 of Mook War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. His headstone bears the inscription:
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember thee.
In April 2016, Arthur Brown’s name was in the news as Sarah McCann – a charity bookshop worker – found his photo in her shop in Belfast, Co. Antrim. On the back of the photo, a close friend had written:
Arthur Brown. Aged 18. Died of wounds. He had 13 months’ service. Gone but not forgotten by his friend Ellie Dugan.
Sarah contacted the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who gave her some further information. She visited his grave in the Netherlands and attempted to trace descendants of the Brown or Dugan families to return the keepsake.