Brown, Harold Henry

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Allen Brown,Edmund Harold Henry

Service ServiceNumber Number1494 425 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 4th October 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Brown, Harold Henry

SERVICE NO

425

UNIT

20th Battalion, A Coy

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

19 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Hawkesbury River, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Engineer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

22 Apr 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Caroline Brown, Brooklyn, Hawkesbury River

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’8½”. Weight-134lbs. Chest-29-32 Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Black.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

Sydney 26 Jun 1915 per HMAT A35 “Berrima”

2 yrs 38th Battalion, 10th Brigade on enlistment

DISEMBARKED NOTES

Returned to Aust per “Commonwealth” for 3 mths 21 Jan 1916 –Enteric Fever Returned from Aust per “Wiltshire” 13 Oct 1916

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

24 Sep 1915- Dysentery. 2 Oct 1915- Pneumonia.

DIED

4 Oct 1917

BURIED

Zonnebeke 1925-Re-interred Aeroplane Cem Ypres, Belgium Pl 6 Row D Gve 16 1914-15 Star-24500, British War Medal-15868, Victory Medal-15930. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-334824 Widowed mother.

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL

Yes

CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

Served in Gallipoli before returning at Aust. Then France/Belgium

Gosford Times 14.7.1916. BROOKLYN The social tendered to Private H. H. Brown on the eve of his departure a second time for the front, last Friday night, was well attended, although the usual prices were charged for admission. At 10pm the hero was presented with a gold wristlet watch and a set of pipes by Mr W. H. Wood, who also acted as chairman of the arranging committee, on behalf of the Citizens of Brooklyn. The presentation was supported by Messrs J Shea, W. Matthews, and J. W. Johnson. The ladies had a supply of scones, cakes, tea and coffee on hand, and the gathering did more than sample the collection. Dancing was indulged in till the wee small hours of the morning.

Sydney Morning Herald 20.11.1917. P.6. ROLL OF HONOR BROWN. – Killed in action, October 4, 1917, Pte. Harold Henry Brown (Gundy), Youngest son of Mrs C. Brown, Brooklyn, Hawksbury River; brother of Sgt. Fred Brown (on active service), Mrs W. Hemming, Linda, Mabel, and Ruth. He fought for those he loved so dear, That we might all live free.

Sydney Morning Herald 4.10.1918 IN MEMORIUM BROWN – In loving memory of Private. H. H. Brown (Gundy) 20th Batt, Killed In action, Ypres, October 4, 1917. My real son can never die, ‘Tis but his body that may lie In far-off lands, I shall keep Remembrance fond for ever deep Within my heart, of my true son, Because of triumph that he won; It matters not where any one May lie and sleep when work is done. Inserted by mother and sisters, Brooklyn, Hawksbury River.

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1797239

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