Sunday 22 July 2007

Private John Brown

Born on 27 March 1897 in Liverpool, England - son of Sarah Elizabeth Brown, Liverpool, England - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Montreal, Quebec, trade as labourer, single, no current or previous military service, Church of England, height of 5 feet 8 inches, chest of 35 inches fully expanded, clear complexion, blue eyes, black hair.

Joined the 240th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Renfrew, Ontario, on 21 November 1916 (number 1042405) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 9 or 10 August 1918 - wounded on 28 September 1918 - invalided to England on 30 September 1918.

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