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Persons
Brown, Lester
Brown, Lester
Date of birth:
1921 (Chatham, Ontario)
Date of death:
2013
Nationality:
Canadian
Biography
Rifleman
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Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
1st Battalion The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
,
8th Canadian Infantry Brigade
,
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
,
British Army
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
France and Germany Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Black Canadian soldier’s life and D-Day exploits remembered | Toronto Star
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