Lieutenant-Colonel Barwick Sharpe Browne (1881 - 27 August 1963) was a
British Army
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officer, the first librarian of the
Institute of Archaeology (1936–38), and a fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries of London
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.
Early life
Barwick Sharpe Browne was born in 1881.
["The Institute of Archaeology Library 1937-1986: Collections, Communities and Networks", Katie Meheux, '']Archaeology International
UCL's Institute of Archaeology is an academic department of the Social & Historical Sciences Faculty of University College London (UCL) which it joined in 1986 having previously been a school of the University of London. It is currently one o ...
'', No. 18 (2015), pp. 67-83. His father was
Walter Raleigh Browne, a
civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...
.
[ He was educated at ]Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury.
Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into the ...
(left 1898)
Shrewsbury School Register
', Vol. 1, p. 328.["OBITUARY".]
''The Kipling Journal'', Vol. 149, March 1964, p. 32.
First World War
Browne was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery
The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) ...
as a second lieutenant (1900) becoming a lieutenant in 1901.[ He served throughout the First World War during which time he commanded a battery.][
]
Inter-war years
After leaving the army, Browne lived in London. In 1922, he married Enid Marjorie Moore at St John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...
parish church in Westminster.[Westminster Marriages Transcription.]
Retrieved 24 January 2016. Enid became a doctor and anaesthetist. They had two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son died in 1947 and Enid died in 1961.[
Browne was the first librarian of the Institute of Archaeology (1936–38) and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.][
The Brownes moved to Gloucestershire in 1938.][
]
Second World War
During the Second World War, Browne served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.[
]
Death
Browne died on 27 August 1963.["Obituary", '' The Antiquaries Journal'', Vol. 44, 1964, p. 303.]
References
External links
Browne family of Bournstream, Wotton-under-Edge
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1881 births
1963 deaths
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
People associated with the UCL Institute of Archaeology
People educated at Shrewsbury School
British Army personnel of World War I
Royal Artillery officers