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BRAIN, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 634 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1916, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Cape Clear, Vic., 1885 |
| Home Town: | Linga, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery III 8, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 634, 6th Machine Gun Company, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 634, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 634, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 634, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 634 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Brain, Linga, Victoria