Alfred Victor BROWN

BROWN, Alfred Victor

    Service Number: 6709
    Enlisted: 29 May 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Leichhardt, NSW, 4 August 1886
    Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
    Schooling: Leichhardt Primary School
    Occupation: Labourer / Broom maker
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 15 April 1918, aged 31 years
    Cemetery: Ebblinghem Military Cemetery
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    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    29 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6709, 7th Infantry Battalion
    17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6709, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6709, 7th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of William and Elizabeth Brown, of 12, Carrington St., Leichhart, New South Wales

    IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. BROWN OF SYDNEY, N.S.W.

    Alfred saw service in Egypt, France and Belgium and was serverely wounded on April 14, 1918 and died the next day.  He and his brother William were held in high esteem by their officers, who wrote to the parents speaking in the highest praise of both.

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