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There are two GJR Brown - George James Rankine Brown Who died of wounds in 1919 or George Jesse Robert Brown the man we want. He is somewhat elusive
1883 Apr/Jun Born Walsall, Staffs Reg
1891 census in Walsall
1901 census A Private in the Dragoons in York as George J Brown
1904 married in Birmiingham to Ada Caroline OHLSON
1918 Feb 26 Commissioned 2nd Lt in R Warwick Regt
1919 Aug 27 Promoted Lt GJR Brown
1920 Jan 28. Retires with a gratuity (this is cancelled in a later gazette)
1921 Nov 22. Accepted in England . Joined ADRIC with service no 2182. Posted to R Coy
1922 Jan. Appears to have served until demobilisation
1939 Register Living with wife Ada at Tufnell Park Road , Islington, London, . He is a Lt 1st Warwick Regt retired
1966 Oct/Dec Died Norwich age 83