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@ebd_edwards Jacob Lavern Brown Reg 124733 http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/image.aspx?Image=265688a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fdata2.archives.ca%2fcef%2fgpc001%2f265688a.gif&Ecopy=265688a …
Find-A-Grave: note this soldier is listed here as Jacob LEVERN Brown.
Brother of John Sidney Brown, 124740. Lavern Jacob Brown served with his brother in the 18th Battalion and fought at the Battle of Fler-Courcelette. After the battle Jacob Lavern Brown had the sad duty of searching the battlefield and aid stations for his brother John. His brother was never found and is memorialized at Vimy.
“Vern, his brother searched for him at aid stations and around the battlefield hoping to find him alive but nothing was ever found of him after the morning of the 15 Sept, 1916. He was first listed as missing, then listed as killed in action a short time later. Official records list him KIA. “
Possible Roots Web Entry pertaining to Jacob Lavern Brown:
007663/15 (Lambton Co) Harry Young WILLIAMS, 29, farmer, Warwick, Warwick, s/o John Young WILLIAMS & Martha PHILLIPS, married Rosa Melinda BROWN, 24, Watford, Watford, d/o Jacob BROWN & Christina SMITH, witn: William A. WILLIAMS of Arkona Ont. & Sadie M. LOGAN of Watford Ont., 3 November 1915, Watford
Jacob Lavern Brown survived the war.
Summary of Service[i] for Private Jacob Lavern Brown, reg. no. 124733
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| April 28, 1895 | Born | Born at Watford, Ontario to Mr. Jacob and Mrs. Brown. |
| April 5, 1916 | Enlists | Enlists at London, Ontario with the 70th Battalion. He is 21-years old and stands 5’6.5” tall. With a chest of 34” with a 5” expansion. He weighs 123 lbs. He is a machinist and has no prior military experience. He has a fair complexion, gray eyes, and light brown hair. He practices the Baptist or Congregationalist faith and has designated his father as his next-of-kin. Present address is 503 Christena Street, Sarnia, Ontario. He is assigned to “C” Company. |
| May 1, 1916 | Assigns Pay | Assigns $15.00 per month to his mother. |
| April 24, 1916 | Units Sales | |
| May 5, 1916 | Arrives England | Arrives England aboard the SS Lapland. |
| July 6, 1916 | Transferred | Transferred and TOS to the 39th Battalion at West Sandling. |
| July 28, 1916 | SOS and Transferred | SOS and Transferred to the 18th Battalion. |
| July 29, 1916 | Arrives 18th Battalion | Arrives “in the field”. The Battalion is in the line. |
| September 15, 1916 | Brother KIA and Promoted Corporal | His brother, Private John Sidney Brown, is killed while serving with the 18th Battalion. |
| April 25, 1917 | Admitted | Admitted to 4th CFA due to a debility. Transferred same day to 13 FA Imperial. |
| June 4, 1917 | Medical Board | Diagnosed with DHA. |
| June 11, 1917 | Classified by Medical Board | Classified PB. |
| July 6, 1917 | Temporary Attached | Temporarily attached to No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot. |
| August 27, 1917 | Transferred | Transferred to No. 13 FA, Imperial. |
| October 19, 1917 | Re-Classified | Re-classified from PB to A. |
| December 19, 1917 | Transferred | Transferred to No. 12 CFA. |
| December 22, 1917 | Transferred | Transferred to No. 10 CCS. |
| March 12, 1918 | Proceeded to Escort Duty | Proceeded to escort duty with 29th Battalion. |
| March 19, 1918 | Classified | Classified by Medical Board B2. |
| March 24, 1918 | SOS and Transferred | SOS 18th Battalion and TOS to No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot. |
| March 25, 1918 | Appointed Sergeant | Appointed Sergeant with pay. A card indicates an address in Sarnia at 222 Front Street North. |
| April 20, 1918 | Relinquishes Appointment | Reverts to the ranks as a Private. |
| April 21, 1918 | Arrives | No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot. |
| May 9, 1918 | TOS | TOS with 23rd Company, CFC. |
| May 12, 1918 | Arrives | Arrives 23rd Company, CFC. |
| August 21, 1918 | Granted Leave | Granted 14-days leave to England. |
| September 9, 1918 | Returns from Leave | |
| December 12, 1918 | To Hospital | |
| January 5, 1919 | Returned from Hospital | |
| January 15, 1919 | Transferred | Transferred to 34th Company, CFC. |
| January 31, 1919 | SOS for Demobilization | SOS for demobilization to the CFC Field Depot, Sunningdall. |
| February 1, 1919 | SOS | SOS from 34th Company, CFC to BDCFC. |
| February 21, 1919 | Diagnosed | Diagnosed with DAH. |
| February 21, 1919 | Dental Examination | |
| February 24, 1919 | Medical Exam | Issue relating to cardio-vascular health. Reported as appearing “emaciated”. |
| March 1, 1919 | SOS | SOS to CCC at Kinmel Park, Seaford, England. |
| March 3, 1919 | Embarks | Embarks SS Celtic at Liverpool. |
| March 13, 1919 | SOS to Canada | |
| May 14, 1919 | Medical Exam | Cough and expectorant in the morning. Tires easily. |
| May 27, 1919 | Discharged | Discharged at London, Ontario. His proposed residence is at Watford, Ontario. |
| June 26, 1920 | Marries | Marries Hilda Spittlehouse. |
| 1971 | Dies | Dies and is buried at Carling Cemetery, Carling, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. |
Acronyms
| AWL | Absent Without Leave: Generally, a soldier would be deducted 1-days pay for every day absent. In some cases, the soldier would be confined to barracks. Sometimes it was a combination of both. |
| A Classification | Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. A1, A2, A3 and A4 were assigned to different units with the expectation that these men would be able to serve with active combat units. See this link for more information. |
| B Classification | Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. B1, B2, and B3 were assigned to different service units such as railway and forestry corps. See this link for more information. |
| D Classification | See this link for more information. |
| CAMC | Canadian Army Medical Corp |
| CB | Confined to Barracks: a punishment for minor infractions. |
| CCD | Casualty Convalescent Depot: a depot at a base where men, in their final stages of convalescing, would be prepared for duty depending on their rating. |
| CCH | Casualty Clearing Hospital |
| CCRC | Canadian Corps Reserve Camp |
| CCS | Casualty Clearing Station: this facility was attached to rail transportation from the front to hospitals on the coast of France |
| CFA | Canadian Field Ambulance |
| DHA | Disorderly Action of the Heart |
| DRS | Divisional Rest Station |
| GSW | Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds. |
| In the Field | This term relates to a soldier arriving at an active-duty unit after transporting from England, to France, and then to his duty assignment. The routing varied from soldier to soldier and could take 2-3 days to several months. |
| MD | Military District |
| PUO | Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: This was a term used for any illness that could not clearly be identified and typically was related to influenza symptoms. |
| SOS | Struck Off Strength |
| TOS | Taken On Strength |
| CAMC | Canadian Army Medical Corp |
| CCH | Casualty Clearing Hospital |
| CFA | Canadian Field Ambulance |
| DRS | Divisional Rest Station |
| GSW | Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds. |
| MD | Military District |
| PUO | Pyrexia of Unknown Origin |
| SOS | Struck Off Strength |
| TOS | Taken On Strength |
[i] The Summary of Service for this soldier is meant as just that, a summary of his service. It is not intended to be an exhaustive biographical relation of his life or his war service. Some information may be deliberately suppressed by the author out of sensitivity to the soldier. Readers are encouraged to reference the actual service records available at the Library and Archives Canada in PDF format if they wish to learn more about this soldier. Such additional information (i.e. hyperlinks etc.) are for informational purpose only and no claim to verification or accuracy is made by the author of this summary.
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