Australian Army Veterinary Corps
Herbert Kirkham BROWN
Driver
Died 13 October 1918 · Aged 32
His story
Herbert Kirkham Brown was born at Kiata, near Nhill, Victoria, on 29 January 1886; his AIF address was Hamilton. He served initially with the 2nd Veterinary Section and later in mobile veterinary units. His wife Elizabeth was subsequently at Barking in England. Brown died of illness in France on 13 October 1918, aged thirty-two, and was buried at Abbeville.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Australian
- Date of birth
- 29 January 1886
- Place of birth
- Kiata, near Nhill, Victoria (AIF project); earlier draft incorrectly said Hamilton
- Residence recorded
- Hamilton, Victoria (AIF address); brother at North Hamilton; wife later at Barking, England
- Family
- Wife Elizabeth BROWN was living at Barking, England
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Driver
- Service number
- 206
- Corps or service
- Australian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 2nd Veterinary Section; later 3rd Australian Mobile Veterinary Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 13 October 1918
- Age
- 32
- Place of death
- France
- Recorded cause
- Illness
- Cemetery or memorial
- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
Connected men
- Fred BELVERSTONEAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- Cyril Charles FLEMINGAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- George Charles LIVIEAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- Wortham PEARMAINAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
Sources and further reading
- UNSW AIF PROJECT — BROWN
- AUSTRALIAN VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Herbert Kirkham Brown”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/herbert_kirkham_brown/.
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