Son of Henry Alonzo Brott and Sarah Anne Brott of Commanda, ON. Husband of Mrs. Ruth E. Brott of Trout Creek, ON. Shortly before his death, Sgt. Brott took a private leave and the two were married before he returned to the field. According to Sgt. Brott's personnel files, when his body was discovered, there was a poem in his pocket written for his wife.