George Brown was an English executioner from 1911 to 1919.
[2] Brown was an assistant hangman for nearly a decade.
He was appointed in 1910, and his first execution was that of William Palmer on 18 July 1911, where he assisted John Ellis.
Palmer put up a fight, and while trying to strap Palmer's arms, Brown was on the receiving end of several punches and kicks.
[3] Brown's next hangings came in December, and he assisted both Ellis and Thomas Pierrepoint for the rest of the decade.