Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Louis Adrian Bown 168,175
         Mother: Mary Bolger 175
Sgt. Gerald MacNess Bown 
      Sex: M
AKA: Gerald Bown 173
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 14 Feb 1915 - Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 175
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Feb 1943 - Oran, Oran, Algeria ( at age 27) 175,177
         Burial: After 5 Feb 1943 - Oran, Oran, Algeria
 Cause of Death: Shot down while flying a mission over Algeria

Events

•  Military: Service Number: 339844, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 50 Sqdn., Bef 5 Feb 1943, Algeria.
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Alfred Bown 168,169,173,174,175
         Mother: Rita Giovannetti 168,173,2275
Notes
General:
271014 from Canadian Virtual War Memorial:

In memory of
Sergeant
Gerald MacNess Bown
February 5, 1943
Military Service:
Service Number:
339844
Age:
28
Force:
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division:
50 Sqdn.
Additional Information:
Son of Thomas A. and Loretta M. Bown, of Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada.
Cemetery:
LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY (ORAN) , Algeria
Grave Reference:
Plot E. Row C. Grave 19.
Commemorated on Page 146 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Burial Information:
Cemetery:
LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY (ORAN) Algeria
Grave Reference:
Plot E. Row C. Grave 19.
Location:
Oran is an important seaport on the Algerian coast. LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Oran, about 4 kilometres from the Place Foch, in the centre of the town. The entrance is on the Avenue de Sidi Chami, where the road forks right to the Le Petit Lac. The United Kingdom and Commonwealth war plot lies about 180 metres from the entrance, on the right of the main path. The Cemetery Register is kept in the toolshed.

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Charles Gordon Bown 168,175
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Henry Thomas Bown 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 Apr 1864 - Port Morien, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 168
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America ( about age 76) 168
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Alfred Elly Bown 167,168,169,170,171
         Mother: Anne Maria 167,168
Henry Victor Bown 
      Sex: M
AKA: Harry Bown 173, Henry Victor Bown 175
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 7 Sep 1917 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 175
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1943 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 26) 175
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Alfred Bown 168,169,173,174,175
         Mother: Rita Giovannetti 168,173,2275
Henry Vinson Bown 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 28 Apr 1811 - Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 2276
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 Jul 1892 - Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada ( at age 81) 2276
         Burial: After 20 Jul 1892 - Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 23
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Bown 2277
         Mother: Elizabeth Vinson 2277
Spouses and Children 
1. *Maria Jane Leonard 23 
       Marriage:
Herbert Gideon Bown OC 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 22 Feb 1943 - Badger's Quay, Newfoundland 1193
    Christening: 
          Death: 23 Feb 2019 - Canmore, Banff, Alberta, Canada ( at age 76) 1193
      Cremation: After 23 Feb 2019 - Canmore, Banff, Alberta, Canada 1193
 Cause of Death: Advanced Alzheimers 1193

Events

•  Honors: Ontario Association of Professional Engineers Gold Medal, 1983, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. 

•  Honors: Order of Canada, 1984, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Bef 28 Oct 2024, Change Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Maureen Woodrow 1192,2281 
       Marriage: 

2. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
Notes
General:
From David Wells 301024:

From - The Telegram, St. John's, Newfoundland. February 23, 2019
Herbert Gideon Bown - (February 22, 1943 - February 11, 2019) - Born in the remote Newfoundland out port of Badger's Quay, Herb left at the age of 16 to pursue higher education in St. John's and later Halifax and Ottawa. He was intelligent, energetic, curious, and very down to earth, which lead him to a distinguished career in early computing and telecommunications in government and business. He earned the Ontario Association of Professional Engineers Gold Medal in 1983 and the Order of Canada in 1984 for his pioneering work in coding graphic images and for a variety of discoveries in the field of image communications and display systems. In his later years, Herb devoted himself to the community of Change Islands, its future, its people, and the preservation of their culture, back in his home province of Newfoundland, where his heart always lay. He continued to positively affect those around him with his warm presence, exuberant personality, great sense of humour and love of music after moving to Canmore, AB to live at Morningstar House in Origin at Spring Creek. His love of fun and all things silly endeared him to the staff. Herb's family would like to extend our most heartfelt and sincere thanks to the wonderful, loving, kind, and dedicated health care team at Morningstar House who made Herb's final years of life as meaningful, fun and love-filled as possible, despite his advancing Alzheimer's disease. Our many thanks also goes to the fantastic team of companion care visitors from Transparent Concierge who kept Herb entertained in so many different ways. Herb, or Herbie as he became known over the past year, was predeceased by his parents, and siblings Earl, Ken and Shirley. He is survived by his sister Hilda, his wife Maureen Woodrow, his sons Stephen, Michael, and David, and their mother Sharon, his step-children Colin and Kristin, and his grand-children Andrew, Isla, Keean, Clara, and Charlie. Cremation has already taken place. There will be a private ceremony to scatter his ashes in Newfoundland in the spring. Condolences may be left at www.bowriverfuneral.com. BOW RIVER FUNERAL SERVICE (403) 678-4880.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Robert Thomas Addison Bown 168,175
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Robert Thomas Addison Bown 168,175
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
Louis Adrian Bown 
      Sex: M
AKA: Louis Bown 173, Louis Adrian Bown 175
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 30 May 1911 - Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 175
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1980 -  ( about age 69)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Alfred Bown 168,169,173,174,175
         Mother: Rita Giovannetti 168,173,2275
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Bolger 175 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living

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