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Ernest William Henry BROWN

Regimental number3980
Place of birthWagin, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFamrer
AddressDarkan, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs M H J Brown, Darkan, Western Australia
Enlistment date1 August 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given nrnest William
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Charles and Elizabeth BROWN; husband of Maud JOHNSON (formerly BROWN), Bloom Vale, Scotts Brook, Western Australia. Natie of Arthur River, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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