BROWN, Alfred
| Service Number: | 1878 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, 2 yrs A Coy Infantry, Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lincolnshire, England, January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Kedron, Queensland, Australia , 10 December 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Monumental Portion One of Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 47th Infantry Battalion, 2 yrs A Coy Infantry, Toowoomba | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1878, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1878, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 15th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Private Alfred Brown (Service No. 1878), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now honoured with a plaque recognising their service for Australia.
On 20 September 2025, his plaque was unveiled in Lutwyche Cemetery, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Alfred Brown was born in January 1883 in Lincolnshire, England, to Richard and Georgina (née Suley) Brown. He arrived in Australia with his parents and siblings in 1887 aboard the Oriana, which docked at Maryborough.
Before the First World War, he worked as an apprentice blacksmith in Toowoomba and Warwick. Alfred enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 7 February 1916 in Brisbane, aged 32, stating his occupation as blacksmith. On 1 May 1916, he embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Clan McGillivray (A46) from Brisbane.
He was wounded in action three times and later injured accidentally just before returning to Australia. In August 1917 he sustained a gunshot wound to the right leg while serving on the Western Front. After a period of recovery, he rejoined his unit in France in January 1918. In May 1918 he was admitted to hospital in England suffering from myalgia, but by July he had again returned to France. He was wounded in action once more in August 1918 and hospitalised for treatment. In May 1919 Alfred returned to Australia and arrived in Sydney in July 1919. He was discharged from the AIF in August 1919.
After the war, Alfred lived in Kedron, Brisbane. He remained single throughout his life and had no known children.
Private Alfred Brown died on 10 December 1950, aged 67. He was buried two days later alongside his father, Richard, who had died in May 1942, in Monumental Portion One of Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His dignity and identity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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