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Hulbert Percy Brown
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 02/03/1893 |
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Place of birth: New York City, New York, United States of America |
General information
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Profession: Mechanic |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 892334 |
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Enlistment date: 17/06/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 52nd Bn. (North Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 13/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Hill 52, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XXXIX Row: D Grave: 24 |
Points of interest 3
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My story
Hulbert Percy Brown – a mechanic from Culross, Manitoba - served in the 52nd Battalion Canadian Infantry (North Ontario), part of the 9th Brigade, of the 3rd Canadian Division. Hulbert was an American by birth. He was born in New York in 1893, but immigrated to Canada, where he lived with his wife Helen. Hulbert enlisted in June 1916.
On 11 November 1917, a day after the ruins of Passchendaele had been captured by the Canadians, the 52nd Battalion moved up towards the Passchendaele Ridge. On the 12th they relieved troops of the 1st Canadian Division, who had captured Hill 52, north of Passchendaele.
On the 13th of November 1917 the German artillery maintained a heavy bombardment on the battalion’s line. The bombardment was followed by a German counterattack, which was broken up by the allied artillery.
Hulbert Percy Brown, 24, was killed in action on the 13th of November 1917. He fell while holding the frontline at Hill 52. Hulbert was buried near the lines on Hill 52. His remains were exhumed in 1920 and reinterred in Tyne Cot Cemetery.
On 11 November 1917, a day after the ruins of Passchendaele had been captured by the Canadians, the 52nd Battalion moved up towards the Passchendaele Ridge. On the 12th they relieved troops of the 1st Canadian Division, who had captured Hill 52, north of Passchendaele.
On the 13th of November 1917 the German artillery maintained a heavy bombardment on the battalion’s line. The bombardment was followed by a German counterattack, which was broken up by the allied artillery.
Hulbert Percy Brown, 24, was killed in action on the 13th of November 1917. He fell while holding the frontline at Hill 52. Hulbert was buried near the lines on Hill 52. His remains were exhumed in 1920 and reinterred in Tyne Cot Cemetery.
