Major John Hector Innes Brown
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Brown,
John Hector Innes
Date of birth: 1874-10-26
Place of birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Next of kin: Doris Emily (Leach) Brown, wife; Hector John Blackwood Brown, son
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Cost Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Address:
137 Grant Street St. Johns, Quebec
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1927-03-29
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
(73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Major, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant-Colonel (Army).
- Captain (British Army).
- Rank unknown (Army). 1918-05-04 to 1918-12-31
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Distinguished Service Order
Images
, Queen Victoria’s South Africa Campaign Medal 2nd Boer War Eligibility Service in South Africa between 11 Oct 1899 and 31 May 1902
Acting Lt.-Col Brown inspecting Black Watch Regiment in Montreal, Quebec during the First World War. He is wearing the armband and is the ta…
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
69391
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B1162-S021
Uploader's Research notes: [Acting Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Infantry Captain-Adjutant British Army British Infantry 10th Imperial Yeomanry, South Africa Instructor Army Canadian Engineers School of Military Engineering, Halifax, Nova Scotia Major Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion Officer Commanding ''B'' Company Distinguished Service Order ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2006-02-08
Last modified: 2014-09-03