BROWN, Frank Hector
Service Numbers: | 3804, 3604 |
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Enlisted: | 28 June 1917, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot V11, Row E, Grave 4 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
28 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Darlinghurst, New South Wales | |
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2 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3804, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
2 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3804, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
15 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3604 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-15 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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53 Battalion
Rank - Private
2 October 1917 - Disembarked Glasgow
23 January 1918 - Proceeded to France to re-inforce 36 Btn
24 January 1918 - Marched in to Roulles
26 January 1918 - Marched out to Roulles
28 January 1918 - Taken on strength in Belgium
25 April 1918 - To hospital Infulenza
17 May 1918 - Rejoined unit
20 May 1918 - Tranferred to 34 Btn
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Margaret Eugenie and the late Arthur Ernest Brown Jones, of 37 Parramatta Rd., Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales,