Charles Andrew Campbell Brown (1910 - 1942)

Born 19 Mar 1910 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1942 at age 32 in At Sea

Biography

Charles Brown was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Charles Brown died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.

Charles Andrew Campbell Brown was born in 1910 in Brighton, Victoria. His parents were Charles John Brown and Jessie Campbell.

Charles went to the Melbourne Grammar School where he was in the school rifle shooting team.^[1] He was also in the shooting team when he was at University of Melbourne Trinity College.^[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1934.^[3]

In addition to shooting, he was a keen golfer^[4] and tennis player.^[5]

He was admitted to the State Full Court to practice as a barrister and solicitor in May 1935.^[6]

He enlisted in the Australian Army in Melbourne on 24 Jun 1940 as a Private (VX25915). At the time he was a solicitor, single and living with his father in South Yarra. He was allocated to the 2/22nd Bn and disembarked at Rabaul in the Territory of New Guinea on 26 Apr 1941 and was promoted Lance Cpl on 29 Apr 1941. When the Japanese invaded New Britain in Jan 1942 he was captured at Keravat and became a Prisoner of War. He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942, en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour.

Sources

1. ↑ GRAMMAR SCHOOL MARKSMEN. (1928, May 7). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 15. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3944177
2. ↑ University Colleges in Rifle Match Tomorrow (1929, October 11). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 16. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244203548
3. ↑ UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT (1934, March 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 10. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10921856
4. ↑ RHODES LEADS IN CLUB GOLF (1938, January 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 16. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11140908
5. ↑ LAURISTON TENNIS DRAW (1937, December 24). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 21. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11135481
6. ↑ ABOUT PEOPLE. (1935, May 2). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204355636

• Birth - Victoria BDM Birth index - Event: births; Registration number: 8874 / 1910; Family name: BROWN; Given name(s): Chas Andw Campbell; Place of event: BRIGHTON, VIC, Australia; Personal detail Mother's name: Jessie; Mother's family name at birth: CAMPBELL; Father's Name: Charles John

• WW2 Australian Army Service record - National Archives of Australia - BROWN CHARLES ANDREW CAMPBELL : Service Number - VX25915 : Date of birth - 19 Mar 1910 : Place of birth - BRIGHTON VIC : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - BROWN C - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6205284

• Roll of Honour - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1692440

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2615423/charles-andrew-campbell-brown/

• In Memoriam Notice - Family Notices (1948, July 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 9. Retrieved August 30, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22681401

• Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/621274

• The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/prisoners-of-war/brown-charles-andrew-campbell/