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Harold Browne

In memory of:

Private Harold Browne

September 28, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

57135

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Additional Information

Born:

December 12, 1890

Son of George Bowman Browne and Louisa Browne, of 65, Wellmeadow Rd., Lewisham, London, United Kingdom.

Commemorated on Page 7 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. QUENTIN CABARET MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. C. I.

Location:

ST. QUENTIN CABARET MILITARY CEMETERY is located 10.5 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen (Messines) and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. On reaching Mesen the first right hand turn leads onto Nieuwekerkestraat towards the village of Wulvergem. In the village of Wulvergem the first left hand turning leads onto Ploegsteertstraat. 200 metres along Ploegsteertstraat on the left hand side of the road lies the cemetery.

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 1061 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 1061 of 1128
  • 20th Battalion - War Diary

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    20th Battalion - War Diary
    20th Battalion - War Diary
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Harold Browne– Harold is also commemorated on the war memorial in Benfield, Essex, England. He never lived there but his father retired to the town and it was he who arranged for Harold to be included. The information can be found on the Benfleet Community Archive http://www.benfleethistory.org.uk

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    Photo of Harold Browne
    Photo of Harold Browne – Harold is also commemorated on the war memorial in Benfield, Essex, England. He never lived there but his father retired to the town and it was he who arranged for Harold to be included. The information can be found on the Benfleet Community Archive http://www.benfleethistory.org.uk

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