Peter Grahame Browne was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician. Born in Sydney

Sydney

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, he served the 2nd Anti-Aircraft Trg Regt in Darwin from 1939 to 1943 during the Bombing of Darwin. In 1943 he signed-up for the Empire Air Training Scheme where he received pilot training in Tiger Moth

Tiger moth

Tiger moths are moths of the family Arctiidae.Tiger moth may also refer to:*de Havilland Tiger Moth, an aircraft; an aerobatic and trainer tailwheel biplane*de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth, an earlier monoplane produced by de Havilland...

 aircraft. He was medically discharged from the Scheme after suffering from mastoiditis

Mastoiditis

Mastoiditis is an infection of mastoid process, the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear which contains open, air-containing spaces. It is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media and used to be a leading cause of child mortality. With the development of...

. Not yet satisfied with his contribution to the war, he signed-up with the United States Merchant Marines where he served on ships involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Battle of Leyte Gulf

The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.It was fought in waters...

. After the war he became a drover and horsebreaker, as well as an organiser for the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 as the Liberal member for Kalgoorlie

Division of Kalgoorlie

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. He held the seat until his defeat in 1961. He then served as the private secretary to Treasurer, Harold Holt

Harold Holt

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 in the Menzies

Menzies

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 government. Browne died in Fremantle 2000.

Peter Browne had three children, Rosemary, Stephen and Peter. He was the grandfather of AFL

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 footballer Andrew Browne

Andrew Browne

Andrew Grahame Browne is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League . He plays as a rover and began his football career at Claremont in the West Australian Football League...

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