Photo of J. Town, G. Brown, A. Brown, T. Donohue

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A black and white photograph of Jack Town, George Brown, Alex Brown, Thomas Donohue

This photograph appears on the back of the twenty-fifth leaf of Alex Brown's album. There are four photos on this leaf. The top left photo is of A. B. Jas. Manderson. The top right photo is of J. Town, G. Brown, A. Brown, T. Donohue. The bottom left photo is of G. Brown, E. Brown and W. Brown and bottom right photo is of P/O J. W. Elliott.

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Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

George Lawrence Brown was born at Seagrave, Ontario on July 8, 1896. He served for four years as a corporal in the 116th Battalion during the First World War and he served as Squadron Quartermaster Seargeant at Camp Borden during the Second World War. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal in 1944 and spent 30 years in the Ontario Regiment Reserve. He was employed by Whitby Public Utility Commission from 1922 to 1962 and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Whitby. He died at Whitby on August 3, 1963 and is buried at St. John Roman Catholic Cemetery, Whitby. George Brown is the father of Alex Brown (the owner of this photographic album).

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