Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Brown
In memory of:
Private William Brown
October 8, 1916
Military Service
141631
20
Army
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
58th Battalion
Additional Information
March 25, 1896
Edinburgh, Scotland
August 4, 1915
Niagara, Ontario
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Brown of Toronto, Ontario. He stated he was a shoemaker and single.
Commemorated on Page 60 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
Somme, France
2.A. 12.
Longueval is a village 40 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 12 kilometres east-north-east of Albert, a town on the D929 road from Amiens to Bapaume and Cambrai. From the D929 direction Bapaume-Albert take the 2nd turning for Martinpuich and continue along the D6 direction Longueval, for 2 kilometres. LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION sits on the right hand side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England
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