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Brown, Walter Ernest
UK, Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1855-1918
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Full Name
Brown, Walter Ernest
Date Of Birth
2 Jul 1885
Age
33
Birth Place
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Resided Place
Australia
Date
6 Jul 1918
Date Of Death
28 Feb 1942
Fate
Killed in action (Second World War)
Incident Date
1917
Information
20th Battalion (New South Wales), Australian Imperial Force. Later Sergeant. Served through the First World War, Western Front, Battle of Passchendaele, Spring Offensive. Served with the Royal Australian Artillery during the Second World War, Malayan campaign, Battle of Singapore. Commonwealth War Graves Commission has service number as NX35492 (WW2). Parents: Francis Samuel and Agnes Brown; husband of Maude Brown, of Carlton, New South Wales, Australia.
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Further gazette dates: 18/10/1918 (D.C.M.) Further gazette pages: 12386 (D.C.M.) Gazette issue: 30961 (D.C.M.)
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
1689A; NX35492 (WW2)
Service From Date
1915 - 1920
Gazette Date
1918
Gazette Page
9659 (V.C.); Issue: 30849 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Villers-Bretonneux, France; France and Flanders
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Imperial Force
Battalon
20th Battalion (New South Wales)
Commemorated
Singapore Memorial; Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Place of Death
Singapore, Malaya (presumed)
Conflict Period
Other Service
Served For
United Kingdom
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Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1855-1918
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Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) was an extremely high level award for bravery.
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