Willie Collins BROWN

Regimental number5552
Place of birthNewcastle-On-Tyne England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressNorth Yanco, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Brown, 35 Wingrove Road, Newcastle on Tyne, England
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1918
Place of burialDive Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 14), Sailly-Le-Sec, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal