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Major John Hector Innes Brown

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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
  1. Major, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Lieutenant-Colonel (Army).
  3. Captain (British Army).
  4. Rank unknown (Army). 1918-05-04 to 1918-12-31
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Distinguished Service Order

Images

Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Medal,
, Queen Victoria’s South Africa Campaign Medal 2nd Boer War Eligibility Service in South Africa between 11 Oct 1899 and 31 May 1902
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Major John Hector Innes Brown,
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Boer War,
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…
Lt.-Col. John Hector Innes Brown,

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