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Frederick Thomas BROWN

Regimental number4143
Place of birthBristol, England
True NameBROWNE, Alfred Thomas
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeople's Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 10"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinBrother, E J Brown, Hainwera, Wiakatu, Auckland, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularLeft New Zealand in 1915 to join Australian Imperial Force (information stated in letter from Brother, 24 August 1916).
FateKilled in Action 19-20 July 1916
Place of burialRation 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
SourcesNAA: B2455, BROWN Frederick Thomas
Red Cross file 561206

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