Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Charles Felix Trown a dancing teacher, born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorks., and his wife Mary Louisa Trown (nee Parr), born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorks. Basil Charles was a commercial clerk and was born in 1883 in Sheffield, Yorks., his siblings were, Felix P., a dancing teacher, born 1880 and Cuthbert P., a bank clerk, born 1882, both his siblings were born in Sheffield, Yorks., in March 1901 the family home was at 4, Hanover Square, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorks. In April 1911 Basil was employed as an electric crane driver and was residing as a boarder at Kings Road, Melton Mowbray, Leics., this being the home of George Henry Burton a blast furnace worker, born 1880 in Melton Mowbray, Leics., and his wife Mary Ann, born 1883 in Melton Mowbray, Leics. On Friday May 11th 1917 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. “MELTON AND THE WAR” – KILLED IN ACTION.- The local friends of Pte. Basil Charles Trown, Leicestershire Regt., will learn with regret that he was killed in action of the 27th n/t. Deceased, whose home is at South Wingfield, Derbyshire, was employed as electric crane driver in the foundry department of Holwell Works when he enlisted in Sept. 1914, and had lived for a number of years with Mr George Burton, 61, King’s Road, Melton Mowbray. The War Diary for today records that the Battalion were in the Front Line, when at 2.30am Operational Order number 172 was received from Brigade, re: relief and was issued to Company’s. 1 officer and 8 re inforcements arrived from base. Relieved by 9th Norfolks in front line trenches, relief reported complete at 12.00 midnight. Casualties other ranks, A Company 1 killed and 7 wounded, C Company 5 killed and 5 wounded and D Company 2 wounded.