Regimental number | 1142 |
Place of birth | Cambridge England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | labourer |
Address | c/o J Bellamy, Thornley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Albert Charles Brown, 9 Chimney Land, Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous bravery during the attack on PERONNE on the 1st September 1918. This N.C.O. was in charge of the limbers bringing up rations on the night of 1st inst. Owing to very heavy casualties it was impossible to send ration parties any great distance and consequently orders were issued for the limbers to come as far forward as possible. Lance Corporal BROWN on three occasions was caught in an enemy barrage and forced to go back a considerable distance to avoid the destruction of his limbers and animals. In spite of this he returned on each occasion and on the fourth attempt was able to bring the rations to within 800 yards of the front line. It was owing to the skill and bravery showed by this N.C.O. that the rations were able to be taken to the front line that night, as had they been dumped any further back, the carrying forward of them would have been impossible.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |