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We remember Richard Austin Brown
We remember Richard Austin Brown
Timeline
Timeline
1896
1908
education
went to Saint Andrew's College
Aurora
Canada
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September 1908 - 16th June 1914
1915
dates
Age 18
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6th July 1915
1915
enlistment
Niagara Falls
Canada
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6th July 1915
1916
hospitalisation
He was shot in the arm and the back
Hospital/Institution
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3rd June 1916
awards
Military Cross (MC)
British Award/Decoration
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education
He went to University of Toronto
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service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Captain
Canadian Infantry, 15th Battalion
Source:9041452
location
181 Crescent Road, Toronto
Canada
parents address
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1917
death
Died of wounds
he died because a German shell broke in the doorway he was walking through at the Battle of Passchendaele
Poperinge,
Belgium
Source:9041483
Source:9045634
14th November 1917
burial
Toronto, Ontario
West-Vlaanderen
Canada
Belgium
XXII DD 7
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Source:9041483
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Richard Austin |
| Initials | RA |
| Last Name | Brown, |
| Source | 9041483 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 Crescent Road, Toronto | Canada | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Expeditionary Force | Canadian Infantry, 15th Battalion | Captain |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MC | British Award/Decoration | |
| Military Cross (MC) | British Award/Decoration |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Brown | mother | ||
| Albert Brown | father |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Methodist |
Media
Media
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Otto Bunker where he was wounded at Passchendaele.Otto Bunker where Capt Brown was fatally wounded at Passchendaele. The photo was taken in March 1918 by Col CE Bent, CO of the 15th Battalion.Contributed by:
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The Map showing Otto FarmThe map shows that Otto Farm is still there but Otto Bunker where Capt. Brown was wounded is not.Contributed by:
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Communities
Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Attestation Papers | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Lizbet72994 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| PDF of service record package | Lizbet72994 | |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorials | Lizbet72994 | |
| Canadian Great War Project U of Vic | Lizbet72994 | |
| 1911 Canadian Census courtesy of Automated Genealogy | Lizbet72994 | |
| Ontario Birth Registration courtesy Family Search | Lizbet72994 | |
| File that was opened when he signed up to SAC | Dillon123738 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| portrait | olivier56465 | |
| portrait | olivier56465 | |
| portrait | olivier56465 | |
| Student file, St. Andrew's College pg 1 of 2 | Dillon123738 | |
| Student file, St. Andrew's College pg 2 of 2 | Dillon123738 | |
| Captain R.A Brown with his friends | Dillon123738 | |
| Otto Bunker where he was wounded at Passchendaele. | Dillon123738 | |
| The Map showing Otto Farm | Dillon123738 | |
| portrait | Dillon123738 | |
| portrait | Dillon123738 |
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