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William Brahé was born in 1835 in Paderborn, Germany.
He came to Victoria in 1852 and worked as a gold digger, drover, storekeeper and wagon driver.
Brahe submitted an application to join the Expedition.
The original application is at the State Library of Victoria, MS13071, Boxes 2076/1-2076/5 and Boxes 2077/1-2077/4.Royal Society of Victoria, Exploration Committee Records: Applications to join the VEE received by the EC.
At an Ordinary meeting of the Exploration Committee of the Royal Society of Victoria held on Monday, 9 July 1860, Burke submitted a list of persons to join the party, which included Brahe.
He was appointed to the VEE in July 1860 on a salary of £120 pa. and travelled to Cooper Creek where Burke placed him in charge of the Depôt Party.
After the Commission of Enquiry, Brahé moved to Queensland, New Zealand and then Fiji where he married Elise Hinze in 1874. Brahé moved back to Victoria and became Crown Lands bailiff at Macedon in Gisborne shire.
He was the last surviving member of the VEE Cooper Creek party. He died at his home, Enmore on St Kilda Street at Elwood on 16th September 1912 and is buried in Brighton Cemetery.