Capt. · Royal Army Medical Corps, att. 2 Railway Construction Section
Leonard Foster ('Browno') Browne
Personal data
Name
Browne
Initials
L.F.
Christian name
Leonard Foster ('Browno')
Date and place of birth
Durham Bishopwearmouth; 1887
Address
St. Lukes, Newcastle on Tyne - Ivegill Vicarage; Carlisle
Profession
Physician
Extra information
Information 1
Back in GB from Sept.1917, Browne became a valuable ally to the Army Ordination Candidates scheme, and from 1919 onwards played a prominent part in Toc H.
Information 2
Wrote a chapter on 'The Innkeeper' in Tubby's 'Tales of Talbot House' (1919).
Information 3
Had a room named after him at Talbot House in 2006.
Military data
Rank
Capt.
Regiment / Unit
Royal Army Medical Corps, att. 2 Railway Construction Section
Other information
Information 1
Acted as Talbot House Treasurer from Sept. 1916 to August 1917 when he was invalided home.
Information 2
Invented the famous motto over the door of the Chapains' Room: "All rank abandon ye who enter here"
Information 3
Attended a service/services on the occasion of 'The National Mission of Repentence and Hope' held in Talbot House from 09.12 to 17.12.1916.
Information 4
Name mentioned in Communicants' Roll under the heading 'C.E.M.S., Jan. 1917'
