Comments on: The butcher and the grocer: A Western Front story. http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/28/the-butcher-and-the-grocer-a-western-front-story/ Blog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:01:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Judy Richmond http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/28/the-butcher-and-the-grocer-a-western-front-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3626 Judy Richmond Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:18:07 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3425#comment-3626 An Inspiring story. An Inspiring story.

]]> By: Judy Richmond http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/28/the-butcher-and-the-grocer-a-western-front-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3625 Judy Richmond Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:15:49 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3425#comment-3625 It is great that this special story has been recorded and therefore is now immortalised. It is great that this special story has been recorded and therefore is now immortalised.

]]> By: Craig Blanch http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/28/the-butcher-and-the-grocer-a-western-front-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3465 Craig Blanch Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:46 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3425#comment-3465 Thanks for the comment B S R Lee, A summary of Wally's life is featured along with his Victoria Cross on the Memorial's website. Search the on-line Collection's database using the identifier RELAWM15391.001 Information on Australia's VC winners can also be found in, among others, Anthony Staunton's 'Victoria Cross: Australia's finest and the Battles They Fought', and Lionel Wigmore's, 'They Dared Mightily'. Both are excellent books on the subject. Cheers Craig Thanks for the comment B S R Lee,
A summary of Wally’s life is featured along with his Victoria Cross on the Memorial’s website. Search the on-line Collection’s database using the identifier RELAWM15391.001
Information on Australia’s VC winners can also be found in, among others, Anthony Staunton’s ‘Victoria Cross: Australia’s finest and the Battles They Fought’, and Lionel Wigmore’s, ‘They Dared Mightily’. Both are excellent books on the subject.
Cheers
Craig

]]> By: B S R Lee http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/28/the-butcher-and-the-grocer-a-western-front-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3453 B S R Lee Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:55:15 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3425#comment-3453 It is sadly appropriate that these two mates have no known graves. I believe Brown was last reported at Singapore heading toward the Japanese lines with his rifle and a bag of hand grenades, telling his comrades that he was not going to surrender. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the book that gave that brief account as I read it 'several' years ago. It is sadly appropriate that these two mates have no known graves.

I believe Brown was last reported at Singapore heading toward the Japanese lines with his rifle and a bag of hand grenades, telling his comrades that he was not going to surrender.

Unfortunately I can’t remember the name of the book that gave that brief account as I read it ‘several’ years ago.

]]> By: Craig Blanch http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/28/the-butcher-and-the-grocer-a-western-front-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3403 Craig Blanch Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:47:18 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3425#comment-3403 Thanks for the post, Liam. Your grandfather's service with 1 AFB and 20 Bn certainly adds credibility to your family's anecdotes. For more information on Brown you can visit the AWM Collection online. Accompanying Wally Brown's Victoria Cross is a more comprehensive summary of his life. Use RELAWM15391.001 in collections search and it will take you to the relevant item. The website also holds the digitised Unit War Diaries that are an invaluable source of information for researchers (Follow Collections link to Australian Army war diaries link). Just as valuable, as you are probably aware, the National Archives of Australia website gives you access to the digitised service records of Australian service personnel of WW1 (www.naa.gov.au). Best of luck, Craig Thanks for the post, Liam.
Your grandfather’s service with 1 AFB and 20 Bn certainly adds credibility to your family’s anecdotes. For more information on Brown you can visit the AWM Collection online. Accompanying Wally Brown’s Victoria Cross is a more comprehensive summary of his life. Use RELAWM15391.001 in collections search and it will take you to the relevant item. The website also holds the digitised Unit War Diaries that are an invaluable source of information for researchers (Follow Collections link to Australian Army war diaries link). Just as valuable, as you are probably aware, the National Archives of Australia website gives you access to the digitised service records of Australian service personnel of WW1 (www.naa.gov.au).
Best of luck,
Craig

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