William Ernest BROUGH

BROUGH, William Ernest

Service Number: 4435
Enlisted: 4 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 15 May 1894
Home Town: West End, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tinsmith
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1961, aged 66 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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World War 1 Service

4 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4435, Brisbane, Queensland
31 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4435, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
31 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4435, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
27 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion
19 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion
4 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion
4 Mar 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion
26 May 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion
8 Jul 1918: Wounded Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", GSW (left buttock)
12 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion

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