William Thomas BROWN
Year of Birth: 1920
Place of Birth: Dalby, Queensland, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 12 August 1940, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Corporal
Unit(s): 35 Field Security Section, Australian Intelligence Corps.
Service Number: QX48215
Died: 8 April 1945
Age: 25 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row D – Grave
William’s Parents were Thomas Eversden Brown and Robina Kennedy McLennan, born 25 February 1920.
He drowned at Paronella Park, Queensland when he fell into Mena Creek. He could not swim.
William Thomas Brown’s name is on the Brisbane Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 79 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (BROWN William Thomas) National Archives of Australia
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Department of Veterans’ Affairs – Nominal Rolls
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