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Richard Alexander Brown

In memory of:

Sapper Richard Alexander Brown

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

817015

Age:

51

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

1st Pioneer Battalion

Additional Information

Born:

January 21, 1867

Son of James and Margaret Brown. Husband of Elizabeth H. Brown, Saint. John, New Brunswick.

Father of Private Edward Brown, who died on October 16, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment).

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:

AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. D. 11.

Location:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death– 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 847 of 1128

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – 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 847 of 1128
  • Memorial– Memorial stone for R.A. Brown at Saint John (Fernhill) Cemetery, Saint John NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial stone for R.A. Brown at Saint John (Fernhill) Cemetery, Saint John NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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