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BROWNLEES, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6317 |
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Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Outtrim, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
15 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres | |
20 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
20 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, Conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of 8/9 October 1917 east of Westhoek. | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens | |
16 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6317, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 20 December 1918 and discharged as MU (injury). |
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