Regimental number | 2622 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.6 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Browne, 129 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3359 Pte William Gerald BROWN, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: asthma), Melbourne, 21 December 1917. MBV`Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 8, 2471), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROWNE Percy Joseph |