Regimental number | 1840 |
Place of birth | Watervale, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hampton, Aberdeen, Burra, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Brown, Hampton, Aberdeen, Burra, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3463 Pte Henry BROWN, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 November 1918; 1839 Driver Thomas James BROWN, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919; 1425 Pte Clarence Albert Brown, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 23 September 1916; 1426 Pte George Arthur BROWN, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |