John Gilbert BRAIN

BRAIN, John Gilbert

Service Number: 475
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
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World War 1 Service

10 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
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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