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Private Walter Allan Brown

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-09-20
Place of birth: Canard Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: James Brown Kentville Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Printer
Occupation (normalized): Printer, General
Address: Kentville Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1918-03-30
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Orchard Dump Cemetery, VI. J. 27.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 282785
Highest Rank: Private (85th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-09-06 ?
  2. Lance Corporal (Army). 1916-03-20 to 1917-09-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: KIA at Oppy
Commemoration location: Kentville Oak Grove cemetery family plot

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 269277
LAC ID: 70479
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1182-S025
Uploader's Notes: Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion
Uploader's Research notes: [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-04-18