Harry Brown
Private, 10th Battalion Quebec Regiment, C E F
- Register No.
- 132 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 10th Battalion Quebec Regiment, C E F (register: 10th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 16 August 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 17th October 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 10th May 1898 at Ganonoque, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 17th August 1917 near Loos, France. (Died on of wounds)
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France
- Medal held by
- the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada
Digest of citation
On 16th August 1917 at Hill 70, near Loos, France, after the capture of a position, the enemy massed in force and counter-attacked and the situation became critical. All signal wires were cut and Private Brown and another soldier were given an important message to be delivered at all costs up. The other messenger was killed and Private Brown's arm was shattered, but he struggled through to complete his mission before collapsing. He Died on of his wounds
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BROWN, Harry. (reg No. 132).
Private 10th Battalion Quebec Regiment, C E F.
London Gazetted on 17th October 1917.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada.
Born on 10th May 1898 at Ganonoque, Ontario, Canada.
Died on 17th August 1917 near Loos, France. (Died on of wounds).
Memorial at Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France.
Digest of Citation reads: On 16th August 1917 at Hill 70, near Loos, France, after the capture of a position, the enemy massed in force and counter-attacked and the situation became critical. All signal wires were cut and Private Brown and another soldier were given an important message to be delivered at all costs up. The other messenger was killed and Private Brown's arm was shattered, but he struggled through to complete his mission before collapsing. He Died on of his wounds.
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