Thursday 19 July 2007

Private Benjamin William Brown

Born on 1 April 1899 in White Chapel, London, England - son of Mrs. Louis Brown, London, England - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Clahan, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 5.25 inches, chest of 33 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, brown eyes, auburn hair.

Joined the 135th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Glencoe, Ontario, on 6 March 1916 (number 803037) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 27 or 28 March 1918 - wounded on 10 August 1918 - invalided to England on 12 September 1918.

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