John Henry BROWN

Regimental number3005
Place of birthCamperdown, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressPurrumbete, Weerite, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 9"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Brown, Purrumbete, Weerite, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial		169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Flora BROWN, Purrumbete, Werrite, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 14 November 1915; joined 8th Bn, Anzac, 7 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 8 February 1916 (lymphangitis).

Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Serapeum, 8 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note on Red Cross File No 571101: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-1919.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BROWN John Henry
Red Cross File No 571101