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Record #8861
Name :
: Henry BROWN (1891 - 1983)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Apr 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1983
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Chorlton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Apr 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Henry Brown: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Chorlton; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8c; Page: 932. Parents: Henry Brown and Mary Daley, married March quarter 1878, Bolton, Lancashire, England.

In 1903, Henry Brown, 11, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 54 Middlemore children en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

According to his granddaughter, Shelley Vercillo, Henry Brown jumped a sailing ship when World War I broke out, working for his passage to England where he joined the Army as a farrier and possibly served in the artillery. While in service, he developed trench mouth and lost all of his teeth. He also had pneumonia and was hospitalized with that. Henry was awarded with several medals, all of which were unfortunately stolen after his return to Canada at the war's end. He also received a Burnt pension.

In his later years, he was asked to travel back to England to obtain a medal from the queen given to the last few remaining men alive who served in the British military during World War I. These soldiers were known as the "Old Contemptibles" (probably the 1914 Star, also known as the Mons Star.) The title was proudly adopted by the men of the BEF who saw service before 22nd November 1914. They were the originals, and most were regular soldiers or reservists. They derive their honourable title from the famous "Order of the Day" given by Kaiser Wilhelm II at his headquarters in Aix-la-Chapelle on the 19th August, 1914:- "It is my Royal and Imperial Command that you concentrate your energies, for the immediate present upon one single purpose, and that is that you address all your skill and all the valour of my soldiers to exterminate first the treacherous English; walk over General French's contemptible little Army." The precise translation has been debated endlessly, but the irony of the choice of title is clear."

Henry Brown belonged to The Royal Canadian Legion, his legion number was 12370557. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-07-10 18:50:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-07-10 19:25:22 /

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3017 ABBOTT, Alexander1879ENG, LAN, Blackburn May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3018 ABBOTT, John William1877ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
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3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
13137 ADAMSON, Arthur1893ENG, LAN, Bury May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
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8820 AINDOW, Albert Edward1894ENG, LAN, Formby Jun 1911 : Virginian CAN Sailing Alone  
5658 AINSWORTH, Ellen 1895ENG, LAN, Liverpool Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5662 AINSWORTH, Mary1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2852 AIRD, Arthur1895ENG, LAN Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17052 ALDRED, Eric Woodman1894ENG, LAN, Manchester  Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7961 ALEXANDER, George1913ENG, LAN, Fleetwood Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
26974 ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon1917ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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4706 ALMOND, Elizabeth1879ENG, LAN, Newton, Manchester May 1891 : Oregon CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
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