BROWN, William Thomas
| Service Number: | 2168 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Newcastle N.S.W., 2 March 1878 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Ballarat. Victoria |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 March 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2168, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2168, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 31 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 2168, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2168 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-31 |
PRIVATE BROWN
Word has been received by Mrs. Brown, No. 12 Davis Street, Boulder, of the death by wounds in France of her son. Private W.T. ('Tracker') Brown. Deceased was a well-known and esteemed goldfielder of long residence, having first arrived in Boulder in 1896. He carried on business as a tobacconist in Hamilton Street prior to enlisting in February 1916. He was 39 years of age, and had long been connected with the Boulder City Football Club, both as a playing member and a secretary. He leaves a widow and three children, who reside in Perth. One brother, G.A. Brown, lives at 198 Burt Street, Boulder. One sister is living at Fremantle and another at Minievale. Writing home in a letter which arrived last week, the deceased soldier mentioned that he was under orders to leave for Australia on account of deafness caused by shell shock." Kalgoorlie Miner, 12 April 1918, p.6
Submitted 1 November 2021 by Tim Cudini
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