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Private Fred Brown

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Brown, Fred
Date of birth: 1880-07-17
Place of birth: Halifax Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Eliza Jane Brown, wife, 525 Dundas Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Carpet Weaver
Occupation (normalized): Carpet Weaver (Hand or Machine)
Address: 525 Dundas Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 1.B.16

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 670057
Highest Rank: Private (75th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954409
LAC ID: 68206
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1139-S019
Uploader's Notes: Served as a Sergeant with the 4th Battalion, West Riding Regiment for 14 years. Husband of Eliza J. Brown, of 24, Fenwick Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2013-12-08
Last modified: 2014-06-09