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William Henry BROWN

Regimental number3356
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
AddressSouth Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinBrother, Charles Brown, 12 Grey Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date18 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialMericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 8)
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Francis BROWN. Native of Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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