He fell ill on route to Gallipoli and was returned to Australia, returning to active service in 1917.
His body was moved to the Aeroplane Cemetery at the end of the war when graves were brought in from small burial grounds and the surrounding battlefields.
His full name was Harold Henry Brown.Age21Date of Death4 October 1917Civil employmentEngineerEducatedBurwood Public School, NSWRelationshipsSon of Charles Frederick and Caroline Brown, of Brooklyn, NSW, Australia
Service Information
Service number425RankPrivateRegiment20th Battalion, A.I.F.Place of enlistmentLiverpool, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment22 August 1916Place of deathPasschendaeleBattlePasschendaeleMemorial or CemeteryAeroplane Cemetery, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery Brooklyn War MemorialKeywordsFirst World WarBrooklynWW1
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