| Regimental number | 22 |
| Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Gosnells, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Brother, R C Brown, Colac Post Office, Colac, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
| 30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed accidentally |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 10), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Catherine BROWN, 62 Moreland Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 751 Pte Richard Canfield BROWN, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919; 597/4447 Sapper Robert Leslie BROWN, 8th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919. |