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Edwin Brown

In memory of:

Private Edwin Brown

August 15, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

291259

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 20, 1889

Son of C. H. and Mary Jane Brown; husband of Albertina Brown, of 497, College St., St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 208 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. C. 5.

Location:

Loos (Loos-en-Gohelle) is a village to the north of the road from Lens to Bethune. From Lens, take the N43 towards Bethune. Arriving at Loos, turn right at CWGC sign post. The LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1 kilometre from Loos Church in the southern part of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 509 of 1128

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 509 of 1128
  • Wedding Portrait– Wedding portrait of Edwin and Albertina Brown, February 6,1909. Wedding took place in St. James Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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    Wedding Portrait
    Wedding Portrait – Wedding portrait of Edwin and Albertina Brown, February 6,1909. Wedding took place in St. James Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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