Edmund Grenfell Geoffrey Bown (SN 1871) born in Ballarat, was a 20 year old boot operator when he enlisted in Melbourne April 2nd 1916. On May 4th he embarked aboard the Port Lincoln and sailed to Egypt. In September he joined the 60th Infantry Battalion in France. His service was then dominated by a series of serious charges including absence without leave, drunkenness, escaping from lawful custody and using a false name. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment, but this was suspended and he rejoined his unit in November 1916. In August 1917 a number of additional charges led to his original sentence being reinstated with the forfeiture of 620 days pay. At war’s end, 273 days of his sentence were remitted, and he was returned to Australia aboard the Anchises. He disembarked at Melbourne on April 17th 1919 and he was discharged on June 1st.

Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Edward G. Bown.