Donald Holdsworth BROWN 1898

Donald Holdsworth BROWN, 1898–1984 (aged 85 years)

1944 Citation from Air Force recommending OBE for Donald H Brown

Name: Donald Holdsworth /BROWN/
Given names: Donald Holdsworth
Surname: BROWN

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Birth	November 22, 1898 49 33 Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Education	Certificates in both electrical and mechanical engineering. Melbourne, Vic, Australia Address: Completed courses prior to Sept 1927. School or college: Swinburn Technical College
Birth of a brother	Hector Malvern BROWN November 5, 1900 (aged 1 year) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note: Exact date from tombstone as can't find a birth notice.
Death of a father	William Gilmour BROWN October 29, 1904 (aged 5 years) Age: 55 Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria Address: Sunny Bank Nott St East Malvern Cause: Pneumonia
Burial of a father	William Gilmour BROWN October 30, 1904 (aged 5 years) St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Address: Baptist, Compartment A, Grave 188 Sharing grave with first wife
Death of a paternal grandmother	Janet (Jessie) GILMOUR November 17, 1909 (aged 10 years) Age: 95 Drysdale House, Punt Hill, South Yarra, Melbourne Victoria, Australia
Military	Enlisted in Australian Army with permission note from his mother, underage. See media for story behind it. September 1, 1915 (aged 16 years) Melbourne, Victoria, Austraia Address: Embarked for active service on 27 May 1916, returning in July 1919 with discharge 2 months later.
Death of a maternal grandmother	Cate Lancashire VICK February 10, 1922 (aged 23 years) "Tacsonia", 1 Luxton Rd, Hawksburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Kate Holdsworth Announcement of Death 1 Luxton Rd Hawksburn - corner house, No 2 has car on road
Burial of a maternal grandmother	Cate Lancashire VICK February 11, 1922 (aged 23 years) Brighton Cemetery, Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Address: CofA ZA 610 Kate Lancashire Holdsworth Burial Record
Occupation	Engineer January 1925 (aged 26 years) Address: His military application signed on 10 Sept 1927 stated he had been employed for 2 years and 7 months although his electoral roll still showed him as a student. Subsequent electoral rolls show his occupation as engineer. Employer: Vacuum Oil Company
Education	Bachelor of Electrical Engineering 1926 (aged 27 years) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia School or college: University of Melbourne
Military	Joined Citizen Air Force, ie Reserve Air Force September 10, 1927 (aged 28 years) Melbourne, Vic, Australia Address: The address given for himself and his mother was 11 Luxton Rd which is the terrace adjoining the one lived in by his Aunt Em in later years. He, during his bachelor years, and his mother remained on the electoral roll for 2 Luxton St. which was next door to his maternal grandmother. Note: Donald enlisted as a flight officer with recommendation from the Air Board stating he had been "… Donald enlisted as a flight officer with recommendation from the Air Board stating he had been "recently appointed to a commission as a Lieutenant in 3rd Divisional Engineers, A.M.F., (1.1.1927)". He gained some flying experience, some privately, gunnery practice but seems to have spent more time utilizing his technical knowledge of engines and lubricants to the benefit of the air force. When WW11 broke out he enlisted in the RAAF where his technical, administrative and training skills saw him valued to the extent of being recommended for an OBE, see media for citation. At the end of the war he remained with the RAAF as a reservist until 1956.
Death of a sister	Thirza Kathleen BROWN November 18, 1937 (aged 38 years) Age: 41 Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Burial of a sister	Thirza Kathleen BROWN November 20, 1937 (aged 38 years) St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Address: Baptist, Compartment A, grave 187.
Awarded Order of the British Empire	While a wing commander in Australia Air Force during WW2 January 1, 1944 (aged 45 years) Note: See media for citation.
Death of a mother	Thirza Mary HOLDSWORTH August 18, 1945 (aged 46 years) Age: 80 Warley Hospital, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
Burial of a mother	Thirza Mary HOLDSWORTH August 21, 1945 (aged 46 years) St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Address: Of Cowes, Phillip island, Victoria, Australia formerly of 2 Luxton Rd, Hawksburn, Melbourne. Note: Baptist, Compartment A, Grave 187 Baptist, Compartment A, Grave 187 Sharing a grave with husband, daughter and some of husband's children from his first marriage.
Fact	Donald Holdsworth Brown, formerly a departmental manager & then group captain with Australian RAAF was executor or administrator of his mother's estate via solicitors. September 1945 (aged 46 years)
Death of a wife	Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY July 16, 1977 (aged 78 years) Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Cremation of a wife	Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY July 20, 1977 (aged 78 years) Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death	1984 (aged 85 years) Emerald, Victoria, Australia

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father	Links Birth: 1849 31 33 — York, Yorkshire, England Baptism: February 18, 1849 31 33 — St Cuthbert's Church, York, Yorkshire, England Census: March 30, 1851 — York, Yorkshire, England Religious marriage: March 27, 1875 — Christ Church, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Bank manager — February 1891 — Prahan, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Religious marriage: April 11, 1895 — St Martin's Church, Hawksburn, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation: Wine and spirit merchant — 1898 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Death: October 29, 1904 — Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria Burial: October 30, 1904 — St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Probate: 1904 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Kate PAGE Family with spouse Thirza Mary HOLDSWORTH Thirza Kathleen BROWN Donald Holdsworth BROWN Hector Malvern BROWN William Gilmour BROWN 1849–1904 Birth: 1849 31 33 — York, Yorkshire, England Death: October 29, 1904 — Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria
mother	Links Birth: July 2, 1865 38 31 — White Hills, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Education: 1880 Religious marriage: April 11, 1895 — St Martin's Church, Hawksburn, Melbourne, Victoria Death: August 18, 1945 — Warley Hospital, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia Burial: August 21, 1945 — St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Probate: 1945 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Gilmour BROWN Thirza Kathleen BROWN Donald Holdsworth BROWN Hector Malvern BROWN Thirza Mary HOLDSWORTH 1865–1945 Birth: July 2, 1865 38 31 — White Hills, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Death: August 18, 1945 — Warley Hospital, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — April 11, 1895 — St Martin's Church, Hawksburn, Melbourne, Victoria
21 months elder sister	Links Birth: 1896 47 30 Occupation: Home duties — 1931 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Death: November 18, 1937 — Richmond, Victoria, Australia Burial: November 20, 1937 — St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Probate: January 29, 1938 — Melbourne Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thirza Kathleen BROWN 1896–1937 Birth: 1896 47 30 Death: November 18, 1937 — Richmond, Victoria, Australia
3 years himself	Links Birth: November 22, 1898 49 33 — Prahran, Victoria, Australia Education: Certificates in both electrical and mechanical engineering. — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Military: Enlisted in Australian Army with permission note from his mother, underage. See media for story behind it. — September 1, 1915 — Melbourne, Victoria, Austraia Occupation: Engineer — January 1925 Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering — 1926 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military: Joined Citizen Air Force, ie Reserve Air Force — September 10, 1927 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Awarded Order of the British Empire: While a wing commander in Australia Air Force during WW2 — January 1, 1944 Fact: Donald Holdsworth Brown, formerly a departmental manager & then group captain with Australian RAAF was executor or administrator of his mother's estate via solicitors. — September 1945 Death: 1984 — Emerald, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY Donald Holdsworth BROWN 1898–1984 Birth: November 22, 1898 49 33 — Prahran, Victoria, Australia Death: 1984 — Emerald, Victoria, Australia
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: November 5, 1900 51 35 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Farmer — 1942 — Leitchville, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Farmer — 1980 — Leitchville, Victoria, Australia Death: March 31, 1993 — Cohuna, Victoria, Australia Burial: Patho Cemetery, Patho, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ethel Maisie (Cea) PEACE Edward Gilmour BROWN Lee Gilmour BROWN Hector Malvern BROWN 1900–1993 Birth: November 5, 1900 51 35 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: March 31, 1993 — Cohuna, Victoria, Australia

Father’s family with Mary Kate PAGE
father	Links Birth: 1849 31 33 — York, Yorkshire, England Baptism: February 18, 1849 31 33 — St Cuthbert's Church, York, Yorkshire, England Census: March 30, 1851 — York, Yorkshire, England Religious marriage: March 27, 1875 — Christ Church, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Bank manager — February 1891 — Prahan, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Religious marriage: April 11, 1895 — St Martin's Church, Hawksburn, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation: Wine and spirit merchant — 1898 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Death: October 29, 1904 — Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria Burial: October 30, 1904 — St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Probate: 1904 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Kate PAGE Family with spouse Thirza Mary HOLDSWORTH Thirza Kathleen BROWN Donald Holdsworth BROWN Hector Malvern BROWN William Gilmour BROWN 1849–1904 Birth: 1849 31 33 — York, Yorkshire, England Death: October 29, 1904 — Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria
step-mother	Links Birth: 1855 — Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria Religious marriage: March 27, 1875 — Christ Church, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia Death: December 20, 1890 — Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Probate: February 27, 1891 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Burial: St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Gilmour BROWN Mary Kate PAGE 1855–1890 Birth: 1855 — Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria Death: December 20, 1890 — Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — March 27, 1875 — Christ Church, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia

Family with Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY
himself	Links Birth: November 22, 1898 49 33 — Prahran, Victoria, Australia Education: Certificates in both electrical and mechanical engineering. — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Military: Enlisted in Australian Army with permission note from his mother, underage. See media for story behind it. — September 1, 1915 — Melbourne, Victoria, Austraia Occupation: Engineer — January 1925 Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering — 1926 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military: Joined Citizen Air Force, ie Reserve Air Force — September 10, 1927 — Melbourne, Vic, Australia Awarded Order of the British Empire: While a wing commander in Australia Air Force during WW2 — January 1, 1944 Fact: Donald Holdsworth Brown, formerly a departmental manager & then group captain with Australian RAAF was executor or administrator of his mother's estate via solicitors. — September 1945 Death: 1984 — Emerald, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY Donald Holdsworth BROWN 1898–1984 Birth: November 22, 1898 49 33 — Prahran, Victoria, Australia Death: 1984 — Emerald, Victoria, Australia
wife	Links Birth: 1899 — Victoria, Australia Death: July 16, 1977 — Box Hill, Victoria, Australia Cremation: July 20, 1977 — Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Donald Holdsworth BROWN Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY 1899–1977 Birth: 1899 — Victoria, Australia Death: July 16, 1977 — Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Military	Donald enlisted as a flight officer with recommendation from the Air Board stating he had been "recently appointed to a commission as a Lieutenant in 3rd Divisional Engineers, A.M.F., (1.1.1927)". He gained some flying experience, some privately, gunnery practice but seems to have spent more time utilizing his technical knowledge of engines and lubricants to the benefit of the air force. When WW11 broke out he enlisted in the RAAF where his technical, administrative and training skills saw him valued to the extent of being recommended for an OBE, see media for citation. At the end of the war he remained with the RAAF as a reservist until 1956.
Awarded Order of the British Empire	See media for citation.

Media object	1944 Citation from Air Force recommending OBE for Donald H Brown
Media object	Recollections of A Grandson - Used with author's permission

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Family with parents
father Parents John Gilmour BROWN Janet (Jessie) GILMOUR	William Gilmour BROWN 1849–1904
mother Parents John HOLDSWORTH Cate Lancashire VICK	Thirza Mary HOLDSWORTH 1865–1945
elder sister	Thirza Kathleen BROWN 1896–1937
himself	Donald Holdsworth BROWN 1898–1984
younger brother Family Ethel Maisie (Cea) PEACE Edward Gilmour BROWN Lee Gilmour BROWN Private	Hector Malvern BROWN 1900–1993

Father’s family with Mary Kate PAGE
father Parents John Gilmour BROWN Janet (Jessie) GILMOUR	William Gilmour BROWN 1849–1904
step-mother	Mary Kate PAGE 1855–1890

Family with Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY
himself	Donald Holdsworth BROWN 1898–1984
wife	Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY 1899–1977
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Donald Holdsworth BROWN(1898–1984)
- Kathleen Mercedes (Sadie) McHENRY