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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 133

Five: Captain C. A. Browne, Royal Navy, who died in service during the Spanish Civil War in June 1937

1914-15 Star (Lieut. C. A. Browne. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Commr. C. A. Browne. R.N.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, the first four mounted as worn, good very fine (5)

Charles Austin Browne was born at Guildford on 31 August 1889, the son of The Reverend C. A. Browne and was commissioned Midshipman in April 1905. Advanced Lieutenant in June 1910, he was made Lieutenant-Commander in June 1918. During the Great War he served aboard Himalaya (August 1914-May 1915), Titania (August 1916-November 1917), Boadicea (November 1917-October 1918) and Inflexible (October 1918-July 1919). Advanced Commander on 30 June 1924 and Captain on 30 June 1932, he died on 30 June 1937 whilst aboard Glasgow in the Spanish Civil War; sold together with copied research.

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Sold for
£170

Starting price
£130