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John Brownlee

In memory of:

Private John Brownlee

November 8, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

H/46558

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), R.C.I.C.

Division:

(Motor), R

Additional Information

Born:

September 9, 1921
Dinorwic, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 12, 1941
Dryden, Ontario

Son of James and Nellie Brownlee, of Dinorwic, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 261 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

1. A. 4.

Location:

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY is located 39 Km north west of Antwerp and 19 Km after passing the Border into the Netherlands. The N11 connects Antwerp to Bergen op Zoom via Kapellen, Pulte, Hoogerheide and finally on to Bergen op Zoom. On reaching Bergen op Zoom railway station turn right onto the Stationsplein and after 200 M turn right onto the Bredastraat. Follow this road for 500 M where it becomes Wouwsestraatweg and carry straight on for 2.5 kilometres. The street name has now changed to the Ruytershoveweg and the BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY can be found on the left of this street. Steps into cemetery (not suitable for wheelchairs).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Paying respects– Grave of G A Brown on 5 May 1946. Photo from an exhibition at the National War Museum, Overloon, Netherlands in May 2015

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    Paying respects – Grave of G A Brown on 5 May 1946. Photo from an exhibition at the National War Museum, Overloon, Netherlands in May 2015
  • Memorial– Private John Brownlee is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Private John Brownlee is also commemorated on the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) Memorial located in Hillcrest Park, Thunder Bay, ON … May 2018 ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave marker– 21 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group)

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    Grave marker – 21 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group)

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