Arthur James Brown

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

163245

Unit at enlistment:

84th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Norfolk

Birth city:

Norwich

Address at enlistment:

104 Aberdeen Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

104 Aberdeen Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Moulder

Employer:

Cockshutt Plow Co.

Religious denominations:

Salvation Army

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

BX April 19, 1917

Reported Wounded

Gunner Arthur Shutt of Brantford is today reported wounded. His next of kin is his mother, Mrs. Alice Shutt. He is in a hospital with a gunshot wound in his left shoulder. Pte. A.J. Brown of Paris is today reported seriously ill.

BX April 21, 1917

Brantford Casualties

The Brantford casualty list continues to grow. This morning a number of others in addition to those listed yesterday were reported.

Pte. Arthur James Brown, infantry, is now in the 14th General Hospital, Boulogne, with a gunshot wound in the left arm and another in the hip, received April 10. The wounds are severe. The word was received by his wife, Mrs. Emma Brown, 104 Aberdeen Avenue. He was a member of the Salvation Army in this city, and was employed by the Cockshutt Plow Company.

BX December 1, 1948

Elderly Man is Seriously Injured When Hit by Car

James Brown, 70 of 103 Aberdeen Avenue, suffered severe head injuries Tuesday night when knocked down by a truck at George and Colborne Streets. Traffic Officer James Davison said that s a result of the accident, Lloyd Good, 263 Greenwich Street, has been charged with careless driving. He will also be charged with failing to obtain an operator’s permit.

Mr. Brown’s injuries consisted of a deep cut requiring 10 stitches at the back of his head, and bruises. He was rushed in an ambulance to Brantford General Hospital, where emergency treatment was rendered by Dr. Paul Moses

Traffic Officer Davison said that the aged victim was crossing George Street and that the Good vehicle turned from Colborne onto George Street.

BX December 8, 1948

BROWN – At the Brantford General Hospital, Tuesday December 7, 1948, Arthur J. Brown, in his 74th year, beloved husband of Emma Jukes, 103 Aberdeen Avenue. Resting at Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home, 96 West Street from Thursday noon. Service Friday December 10, at 2 p.m. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX December 8, 1948

A.J. Brown Succumbs to Injuries

Arthur James Brown, 74, of 103 Aberdeen Avenue succumbed Tuesday night to injuries received November 30 when he was struck by an auto. The accident occurred at George and Colborne Streets and the auto was driven by Lloyd Good, 263 Greenwich Street, who police state, has been charged with careless driving. The charge was laid prior to Mr. Brown’s death.

Mr. Brown suffered severe head injuries when he was crossing George Street, where Good made a turn onto the street from Colborne Street, Traffic Officer James Davison said.

Mr. Brown, who has been living retired for the past eight years, was born in Norfolk, England. He had been a resident of Brantford for 45 years. A veteran of the First World War, he served overseas with the 84th Battalion. He was a member of the Brantford Branch of the Canadian Legion and of Christian Missionary and Alliance Tabernacle.

Surviving besides his widow, the former Emma Jukes, is one daughter, Mrs. E. Steele (Lillian) of this city.

Mr. Brown will be resting at Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home from Thursday noon. The service will be conducted Friday afternoon, with interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX December 11, 1948

Arthur J. Brown

The funeral of Arthur J. Brown, husband of Emma Jukes, 103 Aberdeen Avenue, was conducted on Friday afternoon, from Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home. Rev. C.V. Freeman, of the Christian Missionary and Alliance Tabernacle, was in charge of the services. The pallbearers were William Money, Lloyd Van Every, members of the Christian Missionary Alliance Tabernacle; John Swinton, Samuel McCreary, David Monkman and Harry Kneller, members of the Brantford Branch of the Canadian Legion. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery.