Regimental number | 963 |
Place of birth | Albany, Western Australia |
School | Central State School, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Other training | Private Tuition in Accounting. |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | C/o Ford Rhodes & Davies, Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mabel Lousia Drown, 10 Cecil Street, West Leederville, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name recorded twice on honour board of Central School (State), Kalgoorlie for efficiency. In order to enlist before he was of age he studied and passed intermediate examination in accountancy in order to obtain his parents consent. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 104), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard James and Mabel Louisa DROWN, De Lisle Street, North Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |