Barwick Sharpe Browne
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.
Early life[edit]
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]
First World War[edit]
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]
Inter-war years[edit]
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]
Second World War[edit]
During the Second World War, Browne served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.[4]
Death[edit]
Browne died on 27 August 1963.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Institute of Archaeology Library 1937-1986: Collections, Communities and Networks", Katie Meheux, Archaeology International, No. 18 (2015), pp. 67-83.
- ^ a b Westminster Marriages Transcription. Retrieved 24 January 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Shrewsbury School Register, Vol. 1, p. 328.
- ^ a b c d e "OBITUARY". The Kipling Journal, Vol. 149, March 1964, p. 32.
- ^ "Obituary", The Antiquaries Journal, Vol. 44, 1964, p. 303.