Lieutenant-Colonel Barwick Sharpe Browne (1881 - 27 August 1963) was a British Army officer, the first librarian of the Institute of Archaeology (1936–38), and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Barwick Sharpe Browne was born in 1881. [1] His father was Walter Raleigh Browne, a civil engineer. [2] He was educated at Shrewsbury School (left 1898) [3] and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. [4]
Browne was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant (1900) becoming a lieutenant in 1901. [3] He served throughout the First World War during which time he commanded a battery. [4]
After leaving the army, Browne lived in London. In 1922, he married Enid Marjorie Moore at St John the Evangelist parish church in Westminster. [2] Enid became a doctor and anaesthetist. They had two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son died in 1947 and Enid died in 1961. [4]
Browne was the first librarian of the Institute of Archaeology (1936–38) and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. [1]
The Brownes moved to Gloucestershire in 1938. [4]
During the Second World War, Browne served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. [4]
Browne died on 27 August 1963. [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel Barwick Sharpe Browne (1881 - 27 August 1963) was a British Army officer, the first librarian of the Institute of Archaeology (1936–38), and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Barwick Sharpe Browne was born in 1881. [1] His father was Walter Raleigh Browne, a civil engineer. [2] He was educated at Shrewsbury School (left 1898) [3] and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. [4]
Browne was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant (1900) becoming a lieutenant in 1901. [3] He served throughout the First World War during which time he commanded a battery. [4]
After leaving the army, Browne lived in London. In 1922, he married Enid Marjorie Moore at St John the Evangelist parish church in Westminster. [2] Enid became a doctor and anaesthetist. They had two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son died in 1947 and Enid died in 1961. [4]
Browne was the first librarian of the Institute of Archaeology (1936–38) and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. [1]
The Brownes moved to Gloucestershire in 1938. [4]
During the Second World War, Browne served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. [4]
Browne died on 27 August 1963. [5]