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Jul 03, 1885 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Died on 28 Feb 1942 (aged 56)
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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- Walter Ernest Brown, (3 July 1885 – 28 February 1942) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth forces.
- He was born in Tasmania and worked as a grocer before enlisting in the Australian Army in 1915, following the outbreak of First World War.
- Initially he was sent to Egypt where he served in the Australian Service Corps before being transferred to the Western Front where he served in the infantry with the 20th Battalion.
- In July 1918, during the fighting at Villers-Bretonneux he single-handedly destroyed a German machine-gun post, taking a number of prisoners in the process.
- For this act he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
- He was also later awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for a previous act of bravery. Following the war, Brown was repatriated to Australia and returned to civilian life.
- When the Second World War began, he lied about his age and previous experience in order to re-enlist in the Australian Army, this time serving in the Royal Australian Artillery.
- In 1942 Brown's unit was sent to Singapore following the Japanese attack on Malaya.
- He is believed to have been killed in action on 28 February 1942, although his body has never been recovered.
