BROWN, Clarence Charles William
| Service Number: | 516 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gladstone South Australia, 19 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gladstone, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers Plot X, Row L Grave No. 8, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook Warnertown and District WW1 Honour Board, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 516, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 516, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 516, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 516, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 516, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 516, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
THE LATE LANCE CORPORAL C. C. BROWN
Mr. and Mrs. C. Brown, of the Railways Department, Warnertown, have been advised that their son, Lance-Corporal C. C. Brown, aged 24, was killed in France on November 5. He was previously reported as missing. Lance-Corporal Brown, well known as "Card," enlisted on February 26, 1915, and sailed in May of the same year. He served on Gallipoli and subsequently went to France. Lance-Corporal Brown was connected with the traffic branch of the South Australian Railways Department prior to enlisting. He was highly respected by a large circle of friends.
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