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Gordon Lamb Brown

In memory of:

Sapper Gordon Lamb Brown

November 6, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

844082

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

October 20, 1896

Son of John George and Eliza Brown, of Arkona, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 375 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

A. 18.

Location:

QUIÉVRAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located 20 km west of Mons on a road leading from the N51 which connects Mons to Quiévrain and on to Valenciennes. The N51 Rue Grande passes directly through the village of Quiévrain and forms a junction with the Rue des Wagnons in the centre of the village. The Rue des Wagnons leads for 500 metres (towards the village of Baisieux) and to the left hand turning onto the Rue du Chateau d'Eau. The cemetery is located 400 metres along this road and at the junction with the Rue du Cheval Blanc. Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada.  CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 615 of 1128
  • Cemetery– Photo taken on August 5, 2017 by Alain Rosman (from Brussels, Belgium).
  • Cemetery– Photo taken on August 5, 2017 by Alain Rosman (from Brussels, Belgium).
  • Grave Marker– Photo taken on August 5, 2017 by Alain Rosman (from Brussels, Belgium).

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