BROWN, George Ballangall
Service Number: | 249 |
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Enlisted: | 2 January 1915, Place of Enlistment, Tambo, Queensland. |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Duaringa, Queensland, Australia, 15 December 1888 |
Home Town: | Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Duaringa State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Natural Causes , North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , 11 July 1953, aged 64 years |
Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
2 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 249, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Tambo, Queensland. | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 249, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 249, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
29 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 249, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Returned to Australia. |
Trooper George Ballangall Brown.
George Ballangall Brown. Trooper, No.249, B Squad. 11th Light H. Born and educated at Duaringa. He is the son of George Brown and Mary Ann Brown, of Randwick St., North Rockhampton. Prior to enlisting he was employed at Minnie Downs Station, near Tambo. Enlisted at Tambo in December, 1914, and went into camp, where he was attached to the 11th Light Horse Regiment. Sailed for Egypt in March, 1915, and arrived in April, 1915. Went to Cairo for training. He left for Gallipoli in June, 1915, and went right through the campaign. Was wounded and was sent to hospital. After the evacuation he returned to Egypt, and went over to the Palestine front. Went through the battles of Gaza, Romani, Jordan Valley, Jericho, Jerusalem, and on to Damascus. (Was wounded in the eye). He was in action when the Armistice was signed, and went to Egypt with the Army of Occupation.
Owen Wildman, Queenslanders Who Fought in The Great War.
Submitted 30 August 2022 by Lynette Turner