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Sam Browne (other)
Sam Browne may refer to: *Sam Browne (1824–1901), British Indian Army general **Sam Browne belt, item of clothing named for Sir Sam Browne *Sam Browne (musician) Sam Browne (26 March 1898 – 2 March 1972) was an English dance band singer, who became one of the most popular British dance band vocalists of the 1930s. He is remembered for singing with Jack Hylton and with Ambrose (bandleader), Ambrose a ... (1898–1972), British dance band singer See also * Samuel Browne (other) * Sam Brown (other) * Samuel Brown (other) {{hndis, name = Browne, Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Browne
General (United Kingdom), General Sir Samuel James Browne, (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a British Indian Army cavalry officer, known best as the creator of the Sam Browne belt. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in combat that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth forces. Early life He was born in Barrackpore, India, the son of Dr. John Browne, a surgeon of the Bengal Medical Service and his wife Charlotte (née Swinton). Educated in England, Browne returned to India in 1840 and joined the 46th Bengal Native Infantry as an Ensign (rank)#United Kingdom, ensign. During the Second Anglo-Sikh War, he participated in actions at Battle of Ramnagar, Ramnuggar, Sadulpur, Battle of Chillianwala, Chillianwalla and Battle of Gujrat, Gujrat. In 1849 he was made a lieutenant and tasked with raising a cavalry force, to be designated the 2nd Punjab region, Punjab irregular military, Irregular Cavalry and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Browne Belt
The Sam Browne belt is a leather Belt (clothing), belt with a supporting strap that passes over the right shoulder, worn by military and police officers. It is named after Sir Sam Browne, Samuel J. Browne (1824–1901), the British Indian Army General officer, general who invented it. Origins General Sir Samuel James Browne was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer who Amputation, lost his left arm to a sword cut during the Sepoy Rebellion; the lack of a left hand to steady his scabbard made it difficult for him to draw his sword. Browne devised a supplementary belt that hooked into a waist belt with D-rings and went over his right shoulder to steady the scabbard. The waist belt also securely carried a pistol in a flap-holster on his right hip and included a binocular case with a neck-strap. Other officers began wearing a similar rig and eventually it became part of the standard uniform. During the Boer War, it was copied by other troops and eventually became standard is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Browne (musician)
Sam Browne (26 March 1898 – 2 March 1972) was an English dance band singer, who became one of the most popular British dance band vocalists of the 1930s. He is remembered for singing with Jack Hylton and with Ambrose (bandleader), Ambrose and his orchestra, at the Mayfair Hotel and Embassy Club, with whom he made many recordings from 1930 to 1942. Browne also worked with several other popular dance bands from the time, such as those led by Lew Stone and Billy Cotton. Browne was most famous for his duets and variety performances with the singer Elsie Carlisle. Early life Sam Browne was born in 1898 to East London Lithuanian Jewish parents and was one of eleven children. His introduction to singing came at the local Synagogue as a chorister. After leaving school, he had several jobs before reaching the age of 18 during the First World War, when he joined the Merchant Navy. Some of the voyages took him to New York and it was there that he discovered "jazz". After leaving the Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Browne (other)
Samuel Browne may refer to: * Samuel Browne (cricketer) (1844–?), Barbadian cricketer * Samuel Browne (divine) (c. 1575–1632), English minister of religion * Samuel Browne (judge) (1598–1668), English lawyer, MP for Totnes and Bedford, knight * Samuel Browne (MP for Rutland) (c. 1634–1691), his nephew, English militia commissioner and MP for Rutland * Samuel Browne (surgeon) (died 1698), English botanist See also *Sam Browne (other) Sam Browne may refer to: *Sam Browne (1824–1901), British Indian Army general **Sam Browne belt, item of clothing named for Sir Sam Browne *Sam Browne (musician) Sam Browne (26 March 1898 – 2 March 1972) was an English dance band sin ... * Samuel Brown (other) * Sam Brown (other) {{hndis, Browne, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Brown (other)
Sam Brown may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Sam Brown (Rastafari) (1925–1998), Jamaican Rastafarian elder and roots reggae singer and poet * Sam Brown (guitarist) (1939–1977), American jazz guitarist with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band * Sam Brown (singer) (born 1964), English singer/songwriter, daughter of singer Joe Brown * Sam Brown III (born 1947), AKA Samm Brown, American songwriter, record producer, arranger and composer worked a lot with African American artists * Sam Brown (comedian) (born 1981), American comedian, founding member of sketch troupe Whitest Kids U Know * Sam Brown (artist), American artist and author, noted for his exploding dog web site Sports * Sam Brown (baseball) (1878–1931), Major League Baseball player * Sam Brown (soccer) (born 1996), American soccer player Other people * Sam Brown (frontiersman) (1845–1925), American frontiersman, educator, civic leader, advocate for Native Americans, and historian * Sam Brown (outlaw) (1831–1861), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
