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BRAIN, Vhere Walter
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 5536, QX17318 |
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Enlisted: | 11 April 1916 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1895 |
Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Teamster & Shire Council Employee |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 22 September 1943, aged 48 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B8 E 19 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1, Kyogle and Districts WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5536, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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7 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5536, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
7 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5536, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX17318, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
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25 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX17318, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
25 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
22 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
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Vhere Walter BRAIN was born in Kangaroo Valley, NSW in 1895
His parents were James Richard BRAIN & Catherine Jane DURLING