S19649
BROWN, Joseph Patrick
| Service Number: | 3236 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Richmond West Adelaide Football Club War Veterans Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3236, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3236, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3236, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3236, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Joseph Brown
Name: Joseph Patrick Brown
Service Number: 3236
Place of Birth: Adelaide
Date of Birth: Not available
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 16 August 1915
Age at Embarkation: 18
Marital status: Single
Next of Kin: Mother – Mrs.L.E. Lindsay, 20 Russell Street, Adelaide (widow)s
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private 48th Battalion
West Adelaide Football Club involvement: Joseph played 39 games for WAFC between 1919 and 1922. Kelly states, “Joe Brown, a regular member from 1912 to 1922, played the position of half-back with distinction. He was a grand mark for his height(1.) He represented the State in 1920.
Biographical details:
Joseph’s unit, the 11th Reinforcements of 16 Battalion, embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915. They proceeded to Egypt and served at Ismailia and Tel-el-Kebir, where he transferred to the 48th Battalion on 3 March 1916. Joseph’s unit was sent to France on 9 June. Upon returning to France from leave in England, he was hospitalised at Le Havre with venereal disease, then rejoined the 48th on 10 February 1918.During action on 27 April, at Pont Noyelles in Northern France, Joseph sustained a severe wound to his back, which, after treatment in France necessitated being sent to England, where he was admitted to the Southwark Military Hospital on 6 May, then sent to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield on 24 May. His mother had been advised of his wounding on 6 May and was further advised of his convalescence on 6 June. Joseph returned to Australia on the Kanowna on 2 July and was discharged as “medically unfit” on 8 November 1918.
Joseph died on 8 September 1962.
Source: NAA; B2455; Brown J P; Barcode 1799387.
Submitted 26 September 2023 by christopher collins