William BROWNE

BROWNE, William

Service Number: 32
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: 15 January 1878, place not yet discovered
Home Town: Yangan, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 16 January 1973, aged 95 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 32, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 32, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 32, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Browne was born in Queensland on 15 Jan 1878 to James Browne and Margaret Egan. He passed away in the Toowoomba area at the age of 95 on 16 Jan 1973.