Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Brown, Matthew

Born Victoria, the son of Elizabeth J Brown but living with his family in Tasmania when he enlisted, a draper he departed Melbourne 19^th February 1915 on board “HMAT Runic” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He served in Gallipoli and attained the rank of Sergeant but was killed in France 27^th February 1917 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

KILLED IN ACTION

SERGT. M. BROWN DEVONPORT. Devonport has been deprived of still another of its promising young men on the battlefields of France. Yesterday the Rev. F. A. Lceder had the painful duty of imparting to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown of Wenvoe Street, the intimation that their eldest son, Sergt. Matthew Brown had been killed in action in France on February 27. A young man of 25 years of ago, Sergt. Brown was extremely popular with all classes in the town, in which he had spent the most of his years. Prior to enlisting, two years and a month ago, he was in charge of the clothing department of Messrs. M'Kay, Sampson, and M'Kinlay. He was for a number of years secretary of the Mersey Rowing Club which by the way, is row practically existent only in name because all its eligible members have gone to the front- In this capacity he did much for the club, and on more than one occasion occupied a seat in winning crews. He also evinced an interest in the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Society debates and as a platform speaker gave much promise. Other sports also claimed his attention, and in all he played the game and displayed a fine character. He took part in the Gallipoli campaign, where he was severely wounded in the head, but his life was saved by skilful treatment, first at Malta and later in England. When ho fully recovered which took some months, he went to France as a member' of the Famous Twelfth.

The North Western Advocate 20^th March 1917

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