| Regimental number | 2543 |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Assistant mine maager |
| Address | Five Dock, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 43 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beatrice Annie Brown, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Previous military service | Served in the Australian Light Horse for 6 months; Civil Guard, 12 months. |
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| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 45th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name William Charles |
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| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Sydney, 24 August 1916. Admitted to Ship Hospital (sick), 16 September 1916, discharged, 18 September 1916; disembarked, Devonport, England, 11 October 1916; taken on strength of 12th Training Bn from Codford Command Depot, 12 October 1916; to be acting Corporal, 21 October 1916. Found guilty, 24 October 1916, of (1) being absent without leave from, 21 October 1916, until, 10 pm 22 October 1916: reverts to the rank of Acting Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France, 17 November 1916; reverted to permanent grade, 17 November 1916; taken on strength of 45th Bn, Field, 8 January 1917. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance (synovitis left knee), 30 January 1917; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 3 February 1917; to England from Havre, 6 February 1917; admitted to Frensham Military Hospital, England, 7 February 1917; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 March 1917; discharged to Weymouth Command Depot, 7 May 1917; marched into Weymouth Command Depot, 7 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS A 14 , 21 July 1917; disembarked, Sydney, 18 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Took a Soldier Settlement Block near Dunedoo, New South Wales. Committed suicide, 23 March 1925. |
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| Sources | NAA: B2455, BROWN William Charles Angus |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
