BROWN, Allan Percy
| Service Number: | SX8378 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Broken Hill, NSW, 10 November 1913 |
| Home Town: | Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Alberton and Port Central schools |
| Occupation: | Employee South Australian Railways |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 9 August 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A5. F. 3., Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Tailem Bend and District Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX8378, Wayville, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 - 1954) Wednesday 7 March 1945
Private Casualty Advices
Mrs. D. Brown, of Stonehaven street, Rosewater Gardens, has been informed that her husband, Pte. Allan P. Brown, died of illness on or after September 1, 1943, while a prisoner of war in Japanese hands. Pte. Brown was educated at the Alberton and Port Central schools, and was a keen Scouter, having been a member of the Alberton troop for many years. At the time of enlisting he was employed by the SA railways, and was stationed at Tailem Bend. Pte. Brown was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Carson, of Stonehaven street, Rosewater Gardens.
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