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Walter Alexander BROWN

Regimental number3027
Place of birthHillside, Natimuk, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer cleaner
AddressHillside, Natimuk, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, William Brown, Natmin, Victoria
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death23.10
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Isabella Brown; Wife: Emily Brown, Hillside, Natimuk, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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