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William James Lamington BROWN

Regimental number3369
Place of birthWarwick Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Arthur Lauder Brown, Meibusch Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 June 1918
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Martha BROWN, Neil and Herries Streets, Toowoomba, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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