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Wallace Joseph Brownell

Male 1900 - 1969  (69 years)


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  • Name Wallace Joseph Brownell 
    Nickname Roland 
    Born 26 Apr 1900  Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Misc is mentioned in an undated newspaper article. 
    • Some of Our Boys - The Brownell Boys
      Regarded as the best baseball twirler in Nova Scotia, Pte. Harold Brownell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brownell, has made a good name for himself, both in the war, and on the athletic field. In fact the Brownell family has had quite a bit to do with the fuss in Europe. Two other brothers, Gordon and Wallace, enlisted in the 2nd Pioneers from Halifax and were overseas and in the trenches early in 1918. .... Incidently Wallace Brownell had his sixteenth birthday while under fire in France.The older brother, Harold, enlisted in the 85th Battalion of the Highland Brigade. ....
      [posted to nscumber by Ellen, 23 Apr 2011}
    Died 12 Aug 1969  [1, 2
    Buried Highland View Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I24926  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2012 

    Father Frederick Ralph Brownell,   b. 19 Sep 1866, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1950, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Clara Maude Black,   b. 11 Feb 1872, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1951, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Constance Cecilia Baker 
    Children 
     1. Wallace Frederick Brownell
     2. Shirley Ann Brownell
     3. Douglas Barry Brownell,   b. 4 Nov 1933,   d. Oct 1967  (Age 33 years)
     4. Gordon Lee Brownell
    Family ID F8950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Apr 1900 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S686] Info: Melanie Hamilton.
      'Descendants of Aaron Brownell' report, 17 Apr 1999

    2. [S879] Book: Brownell Genealogy 2nd Ed, p493-500.


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