Corporal Jacob Lavern ’Vern’ Brown
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Brown,
Jacob Lavern ’Vern’
Date of birth: 1895-04-28
Place of birth: Watford Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Jacob Brown, father. Watford, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address:
503 Christina Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1971-10-07
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 124733
Highest Rank:
Corporal
Rank detail
- Corporal (Army). 1919-01-15 to 1919-03-27
- Corporal (Army). 1918-05-09 to 1919-01-15
- Corporal (Army). 1918-04-21 to 1918-05-09
- Sergeant (Army). 1918-03-24 to 1918-04-20
- Corporal, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-09-15 to 1918-03-24
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-04-28 to 1916-09-15
- Private (Army). 1916-04-05 to 1916-07-06
- Private (Army). 1916-07-06 to 1916-04-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
68960
Service file: B1153-S036
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Jacob Daniel Brown (1863-1951) and Anna Christina Brown (nee Smith, 1863-1955); younger brother of John Sidney Brown (Service No. 124740); husband of Hilda (nee Spittlehouse) married June 29, 1920
Excerpt: "Vern, his brother searched for him at aid stations and around the battlefield hoping to find him alive but nothing was ever found of him after the morning of the 15 Sept, 1916."
Note that religion is listed as Baptist OR Congregationalist.
Uploader's Research notes: 70th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 70th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 39th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Forestry Corps 23rd Forestry Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Infantry Base Depot Corporal Army Canadian Labour Corps Labour Pool Corporal Army Canadian Forestry Corps 34th Forestry Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-07-15
Last modified: 2021-02-17