Thomas (Bogan) BROWN

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BROWN, Thomas

Service Number:	NX25410
Enlisted:	4 October 1939
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia., 30 August 1918
Home Town:	Bogan Gate, Parkes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 9 October 1943, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot CC. Row B. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "FOREVER IN THE THOUGHTS OF HIS LOVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Parkes & District Cenotaph

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX25410
4 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Merchant Navy
7 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX25410, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX25410, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
11 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk
23 Oct 1942:	Involvement 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
9 Oct 1943:	Involvement Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

Pte Thomas Brown was a veteran of the Tobruk, Tel el Eisa, El Alamein & Lae campaigns before being KIA at Kumawa, New Guinea.

Biography contributed by K B

Tom was a dearly loved son and brother from a large Australian family with Irish Catholic roots. He was proud to serve in WWII, and served in several campaigns before being killed in action at the age of 25.

Tom's passing was heavily felt by his family and friends. He will be forever missed.

R.I.P.

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