BROWN, William Charles
| Service Number: | 3073 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minmi, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheeler (Stockton Borehole Colliery, Teralba, N.S.W.) |
| Died: | Work place accident, Boolaroo, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1920, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Minmi Cemetery, New South Wales Minmi Cemetery, Left Hand Side, Section 05, Plot 008. |
| Memorials: | Minmi Roll of Honour, Minmi St Andrew's Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3073, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 3073, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 3073, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3073, 30th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
The Minmi Roll of Honour has 78 names inscribed of those who returned home from The Great War.
The 63rd name inscribed is Private William Charles Brown.
Served during The Great War, died tragically, resting at Minmi Cemetery.
On the Monday afternoon of the 23rd August 1920, Private William Charles Brown, 30th Battalion (Reg No-3073), wheeler (Stockton Borehole Colliery, Teralba, N.S.W.), from Main Street (Purple Hill), Minmi, New South Wales and First Street, Boolaroo, N.S.W., (boarded with his brother Harold), was laid to rest at Minmi Cemetery, age 30 Years 3 Months. Left Hand Side, Section 05, Plot 008.
William died about 5.30 p.m. on the 21st August 1920 at Wallsend Hospital, N.S.W.
BROWN, William Charles, Funeral notice, 23 AUG 1920, Funeral at Minmi, formerly of AIF, Newcastle Herald, 23 AUG 1920.
Never married.
Born at Minmi, New South Wales on the 17th May 1890 to Charles Edward, died 6.1.1935, Minmi, N.S.W., age 82, buried at Left Hand Side, Section 05, Plot 008, from Main Street (Purple Hill), Minmi, New South Wales and Church Street, Minmi, N.S.W. (1919), and Isabella Brown nee Hunter, died 13.7.1927, Minmi, N.S.W., age 69, mother of 4?, sleeping at Left Hand Side, Section 05, Plot 008, from Main Street (Purple Hill), Minmi, New South Wales and Church Street, Minmi, N.S.W. (1919).
William enlisted on the 23th May 1916 with the 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion, age 26 years, at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A30 Borda on the 17th October 1916.
Disembarked Plymouth, England 9.1.1917.
Transferred to 30th Battalion from 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion 11.7.1917.
Proceeded O/Seas to France from Southampton, England 23.10.1917.
Admitted to hospital 16.6.1918 (pneumonia), 13.10.1918 (influenza).
Granted leave to England from 29.10.1918 to 14.11.1918.
Commenced return to Australia 5.7.1919.
William arrived home on the 20th August 1919, being discharged on the 5th October 1919.
Mr. Brown’s name has also been inscribed on the Minmi St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour. Name would be inscribed on the Minmi Lodge No.72 M.U.I.O.O.F. Roll of Honour, unveiled on the 26th July 1916, 19 names inscribed, whereabouts unknown.
I have placed poppies at William’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
The tragic circumstances of William’s death were reported. see link.
Younger brother Harold Edward Brown, born 18.11.1896, Minmi, New South Wales, single boiler fireman from First Street, Boolaroo, New South Wales, enlisted 19.8.1916, Newcastle, N.S.W., 35th Battalion, Reg No-2540, unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on the 25th October 1916, RTA 4.5.1917, discharged medically unfit (asthma) 31.7.1917, died 23.1.1931, age 34, resting at Left Hand Side, Section 06, Plot 016.
Many thanks to Jeanette Park and Ros Cheetham for the notification.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
Lest We Forget.
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