Private Ernest David Brown
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Brown,
Ernest David
Date of birth: 1896-06-28
Place of birth: Amherstburg Ontario Canada
Next of kin: MRS.ANNA PAULINE BROWN APSLEY ST. AMHERSTBURG ON.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): GROCERY CLERK
Address:
AMHERSTBURG.ON.
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-10-11
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy, D. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 213366
Highest Rank:
Private
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: AMHERSTBURG, ON
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 267746
LAC ID:
68051
Service file: B1136-S021
Uploader's Notes:
ERNEST WAS THE SON OF DAVID AND ANNA PAULINE BROWN OF APSLEY ST. AMHERSTBURG,ON. HE STOOD 5'9.75 " TALL WITH A DARK COMPLEXION BROWN EYES AND DARK BROWN HAIR. THE AGE OF 19 YEARS 5.5 MONTHS HE JOINED THE 99TH BATTALION ESSEX CO.. HE WAS TRANSFERED TO THE 20TH BATTALION CANADIAN INFANTRY. ERNEST GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY ON OCTOBER 11, 1918 AT THE AGE OF 22 YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE MONUMENT IN AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO HE DIED IN ARRAS.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2007-04-15