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BROUGH, William Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4435 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4435, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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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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