Jan 6, 1916
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Attested into
the 155th Battalion at Coe Hill Ontario
Ø Number 636225
Ø Next of kin given as Maria Brownell, mother, of Whitby Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The Battalion
trained at the Barriefield Camp at Kingston Ontario
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Apr 9, 1917
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Killed in action
during the attack on Vimy Ridge. According to
the Graves Registration Report, he was initially buried near the trenches 1 mile East of
Neuville St Vaast. On September 12, 1919,
his body was exhumed and reburied in the Nine Elms Cemetery, North East of Arras
Nine Elms Military Cemetery
Thelus, France
Coincidentally,
his brother Fenton Eberson Brownell 636239 was killed the same day,
most likely within yards of each other
Post war, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals, plus the Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs
Maria Brownell, at 26 Glanville Ave, Toronto Ontario
The Plaque
(Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Jacob Brownell, at the same
address
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