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BROWN, Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4742 |
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Enlisted: | 13 October 1915, Inverell |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Nullamana, New South Wales, Australia, 27 May 1889 |
Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 April 1917, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Nullamanna Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4742, 4th Infantry Battalion, Inverell | |
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8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4742, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4742, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4742, 56th Infantry Battalion, GSW left leg | |
29 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4742, 56th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds legs, back, head and groin. | |
4 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4742, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4742 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-04 |
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