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William BROWN

Regimental number7707
Place of birthLiverpool, New South Wales
SchoolLiverpool Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLetter carrier
AddressMosman, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs E. Brown, 16 Dalton Road, Mosman, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 December 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row P, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Helen BROWN; husband of Elizabeth BROWN, 16 Dalton Road, Mosman, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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