William Henry BROWN

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BROWN, William Henry

Service Number:	600
Enlisted:	20 March 1915, Mildura, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Gol Gol, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Pneumonia, Ceylon, 25 May 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Sri Lanka
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Mildura, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 600, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 600, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne

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Cemetery. details: Kanatte General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka

"...600 Private William Henry Brown, 24th Battalion, of Hay, NSW. Pte Brown enlisted on 20 March 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. During the voyage he contracted pneumonia and died of heart failure on 25 May 1915 at Colombo in Ceylon." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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