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Son of William Alfred and Anna Brown of Leeds, Gananoque, Ontario.
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Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P>
Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P>
Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P>
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
William E. Brown is honoured on page 90 and 91 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Obituary courtesy of Queen's University Archives.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
Brown family grave marker at Gananoque Cemetery.
Photo courtesy Chris Andrew.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Elmer Brown
From the Kingston Daily Standard c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P>
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William E. Brown is honoured on page 90 and 91 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
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Obituary courtesy of Queen's University Archives.
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Brown family grave marker at Gananoque Cemetery. Photo courtesy Chris Andrew.
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From the Kingston Daily Standard c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 584 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Pernes-en-Artois is a small town in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais on the main road from Lillers to St Pol. The PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY is nearly one kilometre west of the town on the road to Sains-les-Pernes.
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