May 20, 1891
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Born in Pembroke,
Ontario to Charles and Margaret (nee Barber) Browne
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Jan 8, 1915
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59109 (temporary number 1213)
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Next of kin given
as Mrs. CR Browne, Pembroke, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Mechanic
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Presbyterian
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Posted to the
Depot Company
The
battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with
headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to
“B” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St.
Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Jan 9, 1916
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal with pay to replace L/Cpl WW Chamberlain
who had been promoted
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Mar 23, 1916
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Admitted to the
No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads
Diarrhea
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Mar 26, 1916
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Transferred to the
Division Rest Station at Locre, Belgium and the diagnosis was changed
to read Dysentery
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Mar 30, 1916
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Discharged to duty
from the rest station
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Apr 28, 1916
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Promoted to the
rank of Corporal to replace Cpl Seigel who had proceeded to England
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May 22, 1916
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Granted 9 days
leave. This was
extended to June 1, 1916
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the
fighting at the sugar factory south of Courcelette, France, Corporal
Browne received a shrapnel wound to his right hand that caused
fractures of several bones and severed small arteries that supplied
blood to his hand and fingers. He
was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being
transported to a casualty clearing station.
He was then transported to the No. 3 Canadian
General Hospital in Boulogne for surgery
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Sep 19, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the Middlesex Hospital in London
where additional surgery was performed
Transferred
to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposed while
in hospital
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Sep 22, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 3 London General Hospital in Wandsworth
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Jan 18, 1917
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Transferred to the
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Bromley
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Feb 19, 1917
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Embarked the
Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool
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Mar 1, 1917
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Mar 10, 1917
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Medical Board in
Quebec City notes that he has limited movement of his hand and that
this considered permanent. There
have been 5 operations to remove shrapnel, bone fragments and to permit
drainage. It is
recommended that he be placed in a convalescent home for treatment
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Mar 17, 1917
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Admitted to the
Fleming Convalescent Home, Ottawa, Ontario and treated as an
out-patient.
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Apr 2, 1917
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Admitted to the
Fleming Convalescent Home as an in-patient
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Apr 26, 1917
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Medical Board in
Ottawa notes that he has 50% loss of use of his right hand and 50% loss
of movement of his right wrist and this loss is considered to be
permanent. He is
recommended for a discharge as Medically Unfit and to receive a
disability pension
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May 18, 1917
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To be treated as
an out-patient of the Fleming Convalescent Home
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May 19, 1917
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Transferred to the
“C” Unit, MHCC (Military Hospitals Commission of
Canada) and admitted to the Kingston, Ontario Convalescent Home
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Jun 30, 1917
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Discharged from
the CEF in Kingston
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Rank on discharge
Corporal
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
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Proposed residence
on discharge Box 61, Pembroke, Ontario
Following
the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were
sent to him at 455 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa, Ontario
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Jul 30, 1920
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Lyla Browne died
while a patient in the St. Luke’s Hospital in Ottawa of
complications from pregnancy
James
later married Edna Gladys Davidson in Craik, Saskatchewan
He
joined the Federal Civil Service and served in the Department of
Northern Affairs and Natural Resources where he oversaw several
national parks
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May 11, 1958
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James Cameron
Browne died in a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario and was buried in the
Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa
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