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Walter Ernest Brown, VC, DCM (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 Dis

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  • والتر براون (عسكري) (ar)
  • Walter Brown (soldier) (en)
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  • والتر براون (بالإنجليزية: Walter Brown)‏ هو عسكري أسترالي، ولد في 3 يوليو 1885 في New Norfolk ‏ في أستراليا، وتوفي في 28 فبراير 1942 في سنغافورة. (ar)
  • Walter Ernest Brown, VC, DCM (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 Dis (en)
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  • Walter Ernest Brown (en)
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  • Walter Ernest Brown (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter_Ernest_Brown_VC.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Victoria_Cross_(UK)_ribbon.png
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  • Rengat, Dutch East Indies (en)
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  • New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (en)
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