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BRAIN, John Gilbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 475 |
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Enlisted: | 10 June 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Richmond, Tasmania, 23 July 1874 |
Home Town: | Richmond (T), Clarence, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Richmond State School |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 August 1917, aged 43 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Richmond War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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26 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 475, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
26 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 475, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
9 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 475, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres |
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