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BROWN, Willie Collins
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5552 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle-On-Tyne, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Yanco, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec Grave III. G. 14., Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5552, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5552, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
18th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Address
North Yanco, New South Wales.
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Jessie Brown, 35 Wingrove Road, Newcastle on Tyne, England
Enlistment date 1 April 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 18th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/35/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
War service: Western Front
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