BROWN, Clive Kewson
| Service Number: | 3612 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 June 1917, Jamestown, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coward Springs, South Australia , 21 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gladstone, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gladstone State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Porter, South Australian Railways |
| Died: | Wounds, No.12 Casualty Clearing Station, Longpre, France, 30 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave # 10, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gladstone High School WW1 Roll of Honor, Gladstone Memorial Fountain, Gladstone Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Gladstone Town and District WW1 Honour Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Jamestown, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3612, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3612, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Submitted 2 September 2014 by Steve Larkins
Biography
Rootsweb ID: I321996 Birth Record: 21 Nov 1897 in Coward Springs, South Australia
Father John William Brown living at Gladstone, SA
Mother Hannah Elizabeth Davies
Relatives in service:
1st Cousin: Private 1242 Clarence Brown, 16th Battalion
2/5/1915 - killed in action
buried in Quinn's Post Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 18), Gallipoli
1st Cousin: Private 8965 Arthur Jennings, 10th Field Ambulance
21/5/1918 - killed in action
buried in Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 17), France
Described on enlisting as 19yrs 6mths old; single; 5' 6" tall; dark complexion;
light brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England; short, thin, well shaven,
7/6/1917 enlisted at Jamestown, SA
Private in 50th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
16/7/1917 appointed to Mitcham Camp
2/8/1917 entrained to Melbourne
4/8/1917 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A32 Themistocles
2/10/1917 disembarked into Glasgow
3/10/1917 marched into 13th Training Battalion, Codford, England
22/10/1917 sick to Camp Hospital, Codford
10/11/1917 marched out to unit
16/1/1918 proceeded to France, ex Codford
17/1/1918 marched in ex England, into Havre, France
26/1/1918 taken on strenght of 50th Battalion, in the field
Confirmed by 3609 Private H A Borchard:
25/4/1918 10.30pm during the moonlight attack at Villers-Brettoneux, France
Private Clive Brown was hit by machine gun shot - wounded in the back
- he was still conscious and able to speak
- he was taken out to 25th Field Ambulance
26/4/1918 taken to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, in the field
26/4/1918 taken to 12th Casualty Clearing Station, but died later
30/4/1918 5.50pm died of wounds
1/5/1918 buried in Military Cemetery
Longpre-Les-Corps Saints British Cemetery, Somme, France
Plot 1, Row B, Grave No. 10
Captain H A Griffith CE Chaplain officiated the burial
Clive's name is commemorated on Panel 150 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War Medal (58163), Victory Medal (57127)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (344791)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan 28/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown SA for her information.
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