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Hulbert Percy Brown
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 02/03/1893 |
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Geboorteplaats: New York City, New York, Verenigde Staten van Amerika |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Monteur |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Canada |
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Strijdmacht: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 892334 |
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Dienstneming datum: 17/06/1916 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Eenheden: — Canadian Infantry, 52nd Bn. (North Ontario) (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 13/11/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Hill 52, Passendale, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 24 |
Begraafplaats
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XXXIX Rij: D Graf: 24 |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
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.
