| Service number | 589 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Corporal, Private |
| Birth Date | 08/01/1899 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Death Date | 28/06/1916 |
| Death Place | France |
| Also known as | Charles Bennett |
| Final Rank | Corporal |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 13th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Corporal Charles Thomas Brown
Description
Corporal Charles Thomas Brown (589, 13th Battalion) was born in Ryde, NSW, on 8 January 1899. He was studying electrical engineering before he enlisted in September 1914 under the alias Charles Bennett. Charles was killed late in the evening of 28 June 1916 when the battalion came under heavy bombardment while relieving the 18th Battalion at White City Post near Erquinghem, France. He is buried in the Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France. Charles was 17 and a half years old at the time of his death.
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
Timeline
| Date of birth | 08/01/1899 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 22/12/1914 | |
| Date of enlistment | 07/09/1914 | |
| Date of death | 28/06/1916 | |
| Date of fate | 28/06/1916 |