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BROWNLEE, Herbert Hopetoun
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6312 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo Central School No 1976, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement 6312, 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 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 15 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, SW to left shoulder sustained at Nauroy. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 20 October 1918. | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 19 April 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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