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Record #10028
Name :
: Leonard BRUSH (1894 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: 1894 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesIn 1901, Leonard Brush, 7, son, with William, 48, Sadler, and Louisa, 36, and siblings Maud,4, and Mabel, 1, in Birmingham, Warwickshire

On Dec 3 1915, Leonard Brush (birth date said to be Dec 30 1883) Birmingham, enlisted in Canadian Army, he gave his address as c/o Mrs Turner, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, next of kin as Roderick Grant, Boularderie, Cape Breton.

A giant of a man at 6' 6", he went over the top with 519 other officers and men of the 87th Battalion on the first day of the Vimy attack, April 9, 1917. By day's end 116 were dead, 25 -- including Brush -- missing. His body was never recovered. He is remembered on the Vimy memorial. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-10-19 08:35:18 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-04-26 12:01:29 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10028 BRUSH, Leonard1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore