BROWN, Percy
| Service Number: | 3692 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Drik Drik, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3692, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3692, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Letter from mother
Transcribed from original:
224 Barry Rd
E Dulwich
London SE
Dear Miss Hunt
I am just writing to tell you some sad news concerning my son Pte Percy Brown who was I believe a friend of yours.
You will I am sure to be sorry to hear that he was killed (shot through the head) in France on the 3rd of May [1916]. He enclosed (one on)? a letter to you for me to post which I hope you have received.
He often spoke of you in his letters to me - he thought a great deal of you.
I should be glad if you could tell me how he left his affairs Australia as I am quite in the dark. I am as you may be sure terribly upset over is death. He was a dear boy and a great comfort to me.
With kindest regards
I remain
Yours sincerely
(Mrs) Annie Brown
Submitted 9 August 2021 by Steve Albon
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