1883 - 1948 (64 years)
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Name |
Beverly Woon Browne |
Prefix |
Major-General |
Born |
19 Sep 1883 |
Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Male |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20972833 |
Interesting |
military |
Military |
WW1 - 72nd Seaforth Highlanders/16th Battalion [5] |
Residence |
1891 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Anglican |
Occupation |
1901 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
student |
Military |
1914 |
WW1 [5] |
WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 72nd Seaforth Highlanders / 16th Battalion |
Residence |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Residence |
Abt 1916 |
Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-95518P |
Died |
17 Mar 1948 |
Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada [4] |
Buried |
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario [4] |
Person ID |
I95518 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
28 Jan 2025 |
Father |
Henry George Browne, b. 11 Sep 1849, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Mar 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Sarah Woon, b. 20 Jul 1847, , Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Dec 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
Married |
19 Jun 1878 |
Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada [2] |
Family ID |
F24568 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Canadian Military Officer. A native of Haysville, Ontario, Browne entered military service in 1901 when he joined the Canadian militia. With the arrival of World War One in 1914, he was commissioned an officer in the regular army and served with distinction in France. After the war, he remained in the army and served in various posts until the outbreak of World War Two, when he was appointed the Director-General of the Canadian Reserve Army, a position he held until his retirement in 1943 at the rank of Major General. Shortly after retirement, he would become commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross, serving until his death in 1948.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20972833/beverly-woon-browne
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Lieutenant-Colonel
At the outbreak of the war he volunteered for service overseas with 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Vancouver to which he had previously belonged, and went to Valcartier as lieutenant At Valcartier he was appointed Hon. Captain and Quartermaster of 16 th Battalion. This Battal ion was afterwards called the Canadian Scottish and covered itself with glory particularly at St. Julien .
In June 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross and was later mentioned in despatches for bravery. He was appointed to the staff as D.A.A. and I.M.G. and afterwards was raised to rank of Major.
He was transferred from Divisional Headquarter to Corps Headquarters and when the armistice was signed he had the pleasure and satisfaction of representing the Canadian Corps and receiving the first hand-over of stores from the Germans under the terms of the armistice. In 1919 he was awarded the D.S.O. and later became Asst.Adjutant and Quarter Master General at 1st Division Hdqts. with rank of Lieut-Colonel. He was invested at Buckingham Palace with D.S.O.;M.C.and Mons Medals.
He saw continuous service in France and Belgium during four years of war and came through without a scratch. Parents are Mr. and Mrs
H.G. Browne 356 King St. W.Kitchener,
https://makinghistory.kpl.org/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2fWW1SIC%2fWW1_B_281.pdf#search=Beverly%20Browne&phrase=false
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| Born - 19 Sep 1883 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - student - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Abt 1916 - Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada |
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| Died - 17 Mar 1948 - Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario |
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