BROWN, William Arthur
| Service Number: | 479 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, C Squadron 11LHR |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Ipswich, Suffolk, March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Suspected Heart Attack , 10 June 1961, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 479, 11th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron 11LHR | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 479, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 479, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Remained on duty after the end of hostilities | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Imperial Camel Corps , per service record | |
| 23 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Provost Corps , From 3 ANZAC Battalion unsure of the designation of this unit? | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 479, Australian Provost Corps , Returned to Australia 26 July 1919 Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728, 12 January 1920; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 33, 1 April 1920. | |
| 27 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 479, Australian Provost Corps , 4th Military District Keswick Barracks | |
| 12 Jan 1920: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Mention by General Allenby (GOC Allied Forces Middle East) |
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William Arthur Brown was born in 1882 in Ipswich, Suffolk England, just east of Cambridge. When William was 32 years old, he enlisted on the 12th January 1915 in Oaklands. Adelaide. William’s initial rank in the army was as a Private.
He embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915.
After training with the 11th Light Horse Regiment, William transferred to the 9th Light Horse Regiment on August 29th, 1915. He remained and served with the 9th regiment for 6 months in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. Then, on the 22nd February 1916, William transferred back to the 11th Light Horse Regiment.
On the 1 Sep 1916, William transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps which served in Gaza and Beersheba in Palestine. After serving there for two years, on the 23 Mar 1918, William was promoted to Corporal in Australian Provost Corps (3 ANZAC Battalion) and served in Egypt. On the 11 Nov 1918, William was promoted to Sergeant in the Australian Provost Corps.
On 27th October 1919, he was discharged from the AIF. 3 months later, on the 12 January 1920, William was honoured with Mention in Dispatches by General Allenby for his brave services in Egypt and Palestine.
William died on Saturday, the 10th of June 1961 at the age of 79 years. William was buried with his wife Ethel Brown who had died 2 years prior.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search
Virtual war memorial https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/education/school-resources
National archives of Australia https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
AWM Research Guide – https://www.awm.gov.au/research/infosheets/served_ww1/
AWM Memorial Glossary - https://www.awm.gov.au/glossary/
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