| Regimental number | 2885 |
| Place of birth | Allendale, Victoria |
| School | State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Teamster |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lilian Emma Browne, Ocean View, Bay Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 48th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Belgrade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 12), Namur, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia. Parents: William and Theresa BROWNE |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 940 Driver Ernie BROWN [sic], 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; 4067 Pte Gordon BROWN [sic], 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; Brother-in-law: [965] Lt Bertram Thomas KELL, 28th Bn, died of wounds, 8 August 1918; Cousin: 3701 Lance Corporal Edwin Joseph CANNON, 6th Bn, died of wounds, 14 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 9 november 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917; marched in to 12th Training Bn, Codford, 11 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1917; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 9 July 1917. Wounded in action, 29 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, right arm), and admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 30 September 1917; transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 October 1917, and then to Ambulance Train; admitted to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 9 October 1917; transferred to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 19 October 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 November 1917. On leave, 12 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 3 April 1918. Found guilty, 25 May 1918, of being absent without leave from 9 am to 12 midnight, 25 May: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay; total forfeiture: 4 days' pay. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 February 1919 (influenza); transferred to 48th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 February 1919 (broncho-pneumonia: listed as 'dangerously ill'). Died of pneumonia, 15 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BROWNE William Thomas |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
