Regimental number | 3043 |
Place of birth | Beechworth, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Boilermaker |
Address | 129 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Brown, 129 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 57th Bn, 17 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROWNE Phillip |