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William Harris BROWN

Regimental number4066
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address22A Boundary Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Ethel Brown, 22A Boundary Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXXVIII, Row D, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth BROWN, South Melbourne; husband of Florence Ethel BROWN, 162 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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