Tasmanian War Casualties

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Brown Walter Ernest

Born 2^nd July 1885 at New Norfolk Tasmania and received his VC whilst serving with 20^th Battalion in France on 6^th July 1918.

His citation read as follows:

On 6^th July 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux , France on his own initiative, Corporal Brown rushed a machine-gun post, which had been causing great inconvenience by persistent sniping. Despite being fired on by another machine-gun, he continued to his objective and with a Mills grenade in his hand, he stood at the door of the dug-out and called on the occupants to surrender. One of the enemy rushed out and scuffled with him, but was knocked down by the corporal's fist. One officer and 11 men then surrendered and he brought them back as prisoners, again under heavy machine-gun fire.

He re-enlisted in World War 2, giving his age as 39 (instead of 54). On 15 February 1942 in Singapore , which was about to be surrendered to the Japanese, he was last seen picking up some grenades and walking towards the enemy saying: ‘No surrender for me.’ His body was never recovered.

(Photo courtesy Australian War Memorial)

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