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BROWN, Gordon Theodore Griffiths
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 19833, S67565 |
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Enlisted: | 12 September 1915, 30th Battery |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Upper Sturtt, South Australia , 1 November 1894 |
Home Town: | Scott's Creek, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural Causes, West Croydon, Charles Sturt - South Australia, Australia, 23 January 1972, aged 77 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Scott's Creek & Longwood Roll of Honour, Scott's Creek and Longwood Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19833, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , 30th Battery | |
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20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 19833, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
14 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 19833, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Driver G.T.G. BROWN spent most of late 1917-18 in hospital in France and the UK, having been diagnosed with epilepsy returning to duty for brief periods. | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 19833 | |
24 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 19833, 4MD |
World War 2 Service
20 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S67565 | |
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21 Mar 1942: | Involvement Private, S67565, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
21 Mar 1942: | Enlisted S67565, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Hindmarsh, SA | |
8 Mar 1943: | Discharged S67565, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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