Regimental number | 4143 |
Place of birth | Bristol, England |
True Name | BROWNE, Alfred Thomas |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | People's Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, E J Brown, Hainwera, Wiakatu, Auckland, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left New Zealand in 1915 to join Australian Imperial Force (information stated in letter from Brother, 24 August 1916). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 2), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 561206: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROWN Frederick Thomas
Red Cross file 561206 |