..and from a descendant of this family:
"Peter and Jane Glendinning Brown of Amble had six sons, five of whom were "miner soldiers".
George Tait Brown, born 1880. Married. Rabbit Catcher. In the Home Guard on the Farm at Akeld, where the family was before they moved to Amble, when Charles was seven.
Private Henry Glendinning Brown, born 1883. Single. Coal Miner in Amble. Cyclists in France. Killed in action at the Somme, aged 28 years.
Private Thomas Hook Brown, born 1888. Single. Coal Miner in Amble. In the A.S.C.
Driver Robert Brown, born 1890. Single. Coal Miner in Amble. Transport. Wounded in the Dardanelles.
Private Charles Brown, born 1895. Single. Coal Miner in Amble. Northumberland Fusseliers. Wounded at Ypres.
Trooper James Leonard Brown, born 1897. Single. Coal Miner in Amble. King's Life Guards. Died of wounds in France, aged 19 years. "
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