| Regimental number | 6671 |
| Date of birth | 14 July 1895 |
| Place of birth | Eastwood, South Australia |
| School | Parkside Public School; Muirden College, Adelaide, South Australia, Methodist Training Home, Brighton, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Address | Eastwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E L Brown, Matilda Street, Eastwood, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 24 August 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 24 January 1917 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: Captain Norman Lovell BROWN, 1st A.C.T.S.C.; 56051 Pte Victor Samuel BROWN, 10th Bn, effective abroad (subsequently returned to Australia); 6538 Driver William Octavious BROWN, 1 Australian Mechanical Transport Company, returned to Australia, 13 July 1919. |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium |