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Walter James BROWN

Regimental number7440
Place of birthCoolgardie, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinGuardian, E Brown, 36 Mile Transcontinental Railway, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment date17 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 29 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth BROWN, 1 Beaufort Street, Perth. Native of Coolgardie, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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