GERALD KNAPTON BROWN – Lieutenant, West Yorks Reg 2/6 Bn.
Born 26TH November 1895, Yeadon
Baptised 2ND January 1896, Yeadon
Died 3RD MAY 1917, Bullecourt, France
1911 Census, age 15, student at Giggleswick School, Settle
1901 Census, age 5, student at Yeadon
Father: Joshua Knapton Brown 1835 – 1924 Woollen Cloth Manufacturer
Mother: Martha Jane ‘Jeannie’ Bailey 1870 – 1951 b. Horsforth
Grandparents: James and Jane Bailey of Adel Mill (farmer)
As yet we have not been able to establish any connection with Saxton.