Biographies
Brown, Private Henry George (Tom) no.2565 45th Battalion Canterbury Bom at Yarra, son of Daniel and Alice Brown. Worked as a Hospital for Insane Attendant. Enlisted at Goulbum 1/7/1915 Casualty list DT 10/10/1916 Wounded (severely) [Pozieres Windmill] [taken to Hospital at Boulogne] Died of Wounds 12/8/1916, aged 22. Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, grave VIII.B.134. AWM File IDRL 428 Letters to Red Cross re Australian servicemen: Lt-Col. H.C. Bidford RAMC, O/C no.13 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne: Re: Private H. Brown 45th Battalion A1F: He was admitted here on 7/8/1916 with gun shot wounds of the upper jaw and neck. He was operated on for the removal of a piece of shrapnel from deep in the upper jaw. He also had an injury of the nerves in the neck governing the action of the heart, and it was chiefly due to the latter that he died from heart failure on 12/8/1916. He was practically unconscious from the time of his admission, so did not leave any messages. Next of kin, father, Mr D. Brown, 15 Davies Street, Leichhardt. SMH 14/8/1917 In Memoriam Brown - In loving memory of my dear son and our brother, Private H.G. (Tom) Brown, who died of wounds received at Pozieres, August 12, 1916 Far away, on the field of battle They laid our dear Tom to rest God thought his share of war was over, And called him home to rest Inserted by his loving father and brothers and sisters. Brown -... nephew and cousin... He fell a hero Inserted by his loving aunt and uncle, Lizzie and William Oakman, Ruby, and Cyril. Brown-... friend... One of the best Australia could send Respected by all, a faithful friend, Too far away for sight or speech But not too far for our thoughts to reach Inserted by his loving friends, Mr and Mrs Wilson, late of 178 King Street, Newtown. Anzac Memorial Died of Wounds 12/8/1916
Brown, Private Henry Simmonds no.7688 34th Battalion D Company, formerly 3rd Battalion 26th Reinforcements “Harcourt” Anglo Road, Campsie. Warehouseman
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Born Brisbane June 22,1899, son of Mary E. & Thomas Brown. Educated Erskineville PS. Lived in Campsie. Trained in the Commonwealth Military Forces Voluntary Cadet Corps, and the 34th and 19th Battalions, CMF. Enlisted at Campsie 12/8/1917, aged 18. Single. Presbyterian. Serving in the 19th Battalion at the time of enlistment. Next of kin, mother, Mrs M.E. Brown, Anglo Road, Campsie. Embarked February 26,1918. War service: France. Casualty list SMH 16/9/1918 Killed in action 8/8/1918. Private Brown made the supreme sacrifice at L’Accruche Wood, August 8, 1918. Wounded at Warfusee. AWM File IDRL428 Letters to the Red Cross re Australian servicemen: Signaller W. Rankin no.2867 D Company 34th Battalion, 3rd AGH Dartford 17/10/1918: Private Brown was in D Company and in the 13th Platoon. I saw him killed at Accroche Wood, near Corbie, when death was instantaneous. J. Gurney no. 7743 was killed by the same shell, some pieces of which killed Brown. The casualty happened on the morning of 8/8/1918 at which time we were attacking. I was very close myself at the time. I knew him fairly well, and he came from Sydney NSW. I cannot give any details of burial, but we held the ground, so he was sure to be buried Refer to Sergeant McCallum [i.e. McCormack], D Company, 34th Battalion, who is now in France, for I'm sure he will know the details of burials. Sergeant M. McCormack no. 1190, ward 28, Harefield: It was near Villers Bretonneux in Hangard Wood he was killed by a bit of shell. Killed at once - he was hit on the side of the head. I was in charge of the Platoon. We had to go on but next day when things were settled I came back to look for the body but the Pioneers had been along and buried him somewhere. Private W. Amos no. 7684 34th Battalion C Company 12th Platoon, Anzac Buffet: He was in A Company. Early in the morning of 8th August outside Croche Wood, on the right of Hamel, during our advance, he and another man had taken shelter in a shell hole. He was killed outright by a shell. I saw him after. He was hit all over, and the other man (Gurney) died of wounds. I know nothing of his burial as we kept advancing. I knew him as “Brownie”. He came from Campsie NSW. I knew him in Australia. Private J.E. Cooper no.7123 34th Battalion, London, 10/1/1919: