What ship was John sailing on when he was wounded?
Where did he die?
What regiment was he serving in?
On what date was John wounded and on what date did he die?
Look up the exact date the First World war began. Thinking about this date, What would be shocking to people in Windy Nook about John’s death?
Why do you think a plaque was put up in St Alban’s Church about John?
‘A Windy Nook hero. One of the first to give his life for his country’s cause in the present campaign was Private John Brown King of Windy Nook, after three weeks of suffering in Shipley Naval hospital, as a result of injuries received in the blowing up of HMS Amphion. His young life was cut short, not in the ordinary methods of civilised warfare, but by the cunning and devilishly-devised death traps of the German navy which have demanded so heavy a toll in the North Sea. We know that the sympathy will go out to the parents of this hero in their bereavement.’
Why is John Brown-King’s death thought of as being particularly important?
Underline the words which show that the writer of this article is very sympathetic to John Brown-King.
What words and phrases does the writer use to show that his feelings are very anti-German (biased)?
The British navy was also laying mines and stopping ships getting in and out of German ports. Write a short paragraph as it might have appeared in a German newspaper describing why British actions might be thought of as ‘uncivilised’.
Put CWGC into a search engine. Now select Commonwealth War Graves Commission to go to the CWGC site.
Next: On the left hand side of the Home Page select Find war dead and cemeteries.
Next: Now scroll down the page and select the green box FIND WAR DEAD
Next: Fill in the Find War Dead box with John Brown-King’s name.
Next: Click the Green SEARCH button at the bottom.
Next: Read John’s details then click on the dark green arrow at the end of the row.
Next: Read the information and/or download the certificate.
