Cpl
George Basil Brown
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 08/10/1898 |
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Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 305598 |
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Enlistment date: 5/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Field Artillery, 8th Bde. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 14/11/1917 |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 19 |
Cemetery
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Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3 Plot: 2 Row: N Grave: 7 |
Distinctions and medals 1
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Military Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1143-27). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries - 8th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4964, Microfilm reel number: T-10783, File number: 526). http://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/139819 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=18c03d24-7644-496c-bad7-7b697288de99 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5011543 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/139819 |