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Brown, Lorne, Springfield, Nova Scotia. Occupation: Miner. Military Service: 7 Platoon, A Company, North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Reg. No. F/55789. Bayoneted on 7 June 1944 outside of Authie in spontaneous battlefield vengeance by SS trooper, 3rd Battalion, 25th Panzer Regiment, 12th SS Panzer Division, “Hitler Youth”, commanded of Colonel Karl-Heinz Milius. See Conduct Unbecoming, 58-59.
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Date of Death: 7 June 1944. For casualty details, see Canadian War Graves Commission. Buried at Beny-sur Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France. Grave Reference: II.A.11.
