George Browse
George Browse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885 Linlithgow, Scotland |
| Died | 1977, age 92 Elgin, Scotland |
| Buried | |
| Service/ | 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders |
| Rank | Company Sergeant Major |
| Awards | Military Cross |
George Augustus Browse MC was a British Company Sergeant Major in World War I. He was the model for the war memorial erected in Elgin, Scotland.
Military service
During the First World War Browse served as the Company Sergeant Major of the 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, part of the 51st (Highland) Division, where he was awarded the Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" during the Battle of Arras.[1] His citation included this description of his cited action:
After all his officers had become casualties, he consolidated a forward line and held on against enemy counter-attacks for two days with three platoons. His coolness, powers of leadership, and ability to keep up the spirits of his men, who were short of water, rations, and ammunition, were most marked.[1]
Statue
Browse posed for the New Elgin memorial[2] which is located in Cemetery Drive, New Elgin Road, Elgin, Moray, Scotland. A grey granite pedestal is surmounted by a carved figure of a Seaforth Highlander in full marching order, standing with arms reversed. The sculptor was Aberdeen granite mason Robert Warrack Morrison.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 14223 - Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette, 20 July 1917.
- ↑ New Elgin, Ashgrove & Moycroft UKNIWM Ref no: 8709
- ↑
Kynoch, Douglas (August 2004). "Robert Morrison – king of the granite carvers". Leopard. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Unknown parameter
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