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

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

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

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

During the Second World War, Browne served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.[4]

Death

Browne died on 27 August 1963.[5]

References
  1. "The Institute of Archaeology Library 1937-1986: Collections, Communities and Networks", Katie Meheux, Archaeology International, No. 18 (2015), pp. 67-83.
  2. Westminster Marriages Transcription. Retrieved 24 January 2016. (subscription required)
  3. Shrewsbury School Register, Vol. 1, p. 328.
  4. "OBITUARY". The Kipling Journal, Vol. 149, March 1964, p. 32.
  5. "Obituary", The Antiquaries Journal, Vol. 44, 1964, p. 303.
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