Regimental number | 28098 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | College Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Brown, College Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 7th ALH |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 5, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/112/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Near JEANCOURT on 18th September, 1918, Bombardier BROWN did excellent and gallant work in running a line to the front posts regardless of hostile machine gun and constant shell fire. By his fearlessness and gallantry in patrolling and mending a line which was often the only one available for both artillery and infantry messages he maintained touch with the infantry and Battalion Headquarters thoughout the advance until the final objective was reached.'
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |