Alan James Brown
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Personal Information | |
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Date of Birth | 29 Jul 1912 |
Place of Birth | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Death | 24 Oct 2014, aged 91 |
Place of Death | Bateman, Western Australia |
Age at Enlistment | 29 years, 9 months |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of Kin | Wife , Mrs Gladys Ellen Brown |
Military Information | |
Reg Number | W61984 |
Date of Enlistment | 3 Apr 1942 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit/Formation | 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion |
Post War Details | |
Fate | Remained in Australia |
Pre War
During 1935 Alan married Gladys Ellen Joyner (1914 -2010) in Southern Cross. Glad died on 22 Sep 2010, aged 96 in Bateman.
Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1937 at Location 384, Southern Cross, farmer; 1943 at Eighth road, Armadale, farmer.
War Service
date of discharge is not known
Post War
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1968 at Eighth road, Armadale, farmer; 1972 - 1980 at Greys road, Armadale, farmer.
Notes
Together with his wife, Alan ran a business producing horticultural seedings known as Gladalan Nursery on Armadale road, one of the largest employers in the district in its time.