Our Maritime Ties
Wallace Joseph Brownell
1900 - 1969 (69 years)-
Name Wallace Joseph Brownell Nickname Roland Born 26 Apr 1900 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [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 [2] Person ID I24926 Arthur - Research Last Modified 24 Feb 2012
Father Frederick Ralph Brownell, b. 19 Sep 1866, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 13 Jul 1950, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 83 years) Mother Clara Maude Black, b. 11 Feb 1872, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 19 Jan 1951, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (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
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