Name: William Joseph Brown
Date of birth; 15 May 1901
Place of birth: Charters Towers,, Queensland
Parents : William & Mary Brown
Wife : Nora Brown
Date of Enlistment : 24 June 1940
Place of Enlistment : Townsville
State : Queensland, Australia
Battalion : 2/26 Infantry Battalion
Company : Battalion Head Quarters Company.
Service Number : QX1922
Work Party : F Force
Work Area : Kami Sonkurai - Shimo Sonkurai, Thailand
Died at : Changi Camp
Cause : Malnutrition
Commemoration in Australia: Australia War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., Townsville, Queensland and Ex-P.O.W. Memorial Wall, Ballarat, Victoria
William was first buried at A.I.F. Changi Camp Cemetery.
When you go home,
Tell them of us, and say,
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today."
Date of birth; 15 May 1901
Place of birth: Charters Towers,, Queensland
Parents : William & Mary Brown
Wife : Nora Brown
Date of Enlistment : 24 June 1940
Place of Enlistment : Townsville
State : Queensland, Australia
Battalion : 2/26 Infantry Battalion
Company : Battalion Head Quarters Company.
Service Number : QX1922
Work Party : F Force
Work Area : Kami Sonkurai - Shimo Sonkurai, Thailand
Died at : Changi Camp
Cause : Malnutrition
Commemoration in Australia: Australia War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., Townsville, Queensland and Ex-P.O.W. Memorial Wall, Ballarat, Victoria
William was first buried at A.I.F. Changi Camp Cemetery.
When you go home,
Tell them of us, and say,
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today."
Name: William Joseph Brown
Date of birth; 15 May 1901
Place of birth: Charters Towers,, Queensland
Parents : William & Mary Brown
Wife : Nora Brown
Date of Enlistment : 24 June 1940
Place of Enlistment : Townsville
State : Queensland, Australia
Battalion : 2/26 Infantry Battalion
Company : Battalion Head Quarters Company.
Service Number : QX1922
Work Party : F Force
Work Area : Kami Sonkurai - Shimo Sonkurai, Thailand
Died at : Changi Camp
Cause : Malnutrition
Commemoration in Australia: Australia War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., Townsville, Queensland and Ex-P.O.W. Memorial Wall, Ballarat, Victoria
William was first buried at A.I.F. Changi Camp Cemetery.
When you go home,
Tell them of us, and say,
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today."
Date of birth; 15 May 1901
Place of birth: Charters Towers,, Queensland
Parents : William & Mary Brown
Wife : Nora Brown
Date of Enlistment : 24 June 1940
Place of Enlistment : Townsville
State : Queensland, Australia
Battalion : 2/26 Infantry Battalion
Company : Battalion Head Quarters Company.
Service Number : QX1922
Work Party : F Force
Work Area : Kami Sonkurai - Shimo Sonkurai, Thailand
Died at : Changi Camp
Cause : Malnutrition
Commemoration in Australia: Australia War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., Townsville, Queensland and Ex-P.O.W. Memorial Wall, Ballarat, Victoria
William was first buried at A.I.F. Changi Camp Cemetery.
When you go home,
Tell them of us, and say,
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today."
Inscription
WX1922 Private, 2/26 Infantry Battalion
Gravesite Details
Private, Australian Infantry. Age: 44.
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