About
World War l (1914-1918)
Garnett Woolsley Brown was born in Canada, on December 9, 1888. He spent the majority of his life in the city of Schenectady, and worked in the Schenectady Illuminating Company's accounting department.
On October 5, 1917, Garnett enlisted in the United States Army. He was a private serving in Headquarters Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Garnett was killed in an explosion in France on May 2, 1918. He is buried in St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in France.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry