Roll of Honour
Captain (Temp Comm)
Daniel Brown
Student
Daniel Brown was the son of Daniel and Ellen Brown and was born in Glasgow in 1892. He lived with his family in Pollokshields and came to Glasgow University at the age of 20 in 1912. Whilst at Glasgow he studied Law and in his second year of studying he took classes in conveyancing.
He diligently applied himself to his studies and particularly excelled in Scots Law; he finished 4th in his year in 1913. His last recorded year of matriculation was 1913-1914. He was a member of the Officer Training Corps along with many other students at this time.
Daniel Brown enlisted in 1914 and served with the Highland Light Infantry. He was gazetted as Captain of the 12th battalion of the Highland Light Infantry in November 1914. He was killed in action near Loos in France on the 25th September 1915. He was killed on the first day of fighting at the Battle of Loos which saw the greatest single loss of life recorded since the beginning of the war. Brown was one of 8,500 men to die on this day; he died at the young age of 23.
Comments and Citations
Biography: University of Glasgow Registry records