Virtual War Memorial | Colin Charles Macarthur ("Col") BROWN

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BROWN, Colin Charles Macarthur

Service Number:	NX92620
Enlisted:	16 March 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 19 February 1923
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 29 October 2006, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

16 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Private, NX92620
16 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX92620, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1943:	Involvement Private, NX92620, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA
17 Apr 1946:	Discharged Private, NX92620, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
17 Apr 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX92620, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX92620, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea

Nickname "Col" from death notice (Ryerson Index)