Archibald Lorrimer BROWN

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BROWN, Archibald Lorrimer

Service Numbers:	298, 4455
Enlisted:	18 September 1915, Townsville
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 June 1880
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1935, aged 55 years
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 13-84-14
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Samford Honour Roll

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 298, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Mar 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 298, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
21 Jun 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 298, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cpae Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4455, 15th Infantry Battalion, Townsville
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4455, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4455, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
9 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4455, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in France 9 Aug 1916, rejoined Battalion 13 Aug 1916.
2 Feb 1917:	Imprisoned Captured at Grandicourt, France on 2 Feb 1917 and interred as POW at Limberg, Germany. Repatriated to England, arriving 28 Nov 1918.
15 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4455, 15th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Archibald Lorrimer Brown noted on his enlistment WW1 Attestation Paper that he had previously served for 1 year and 3 months in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, South African (Boer) War. This can be matched with his photo in The Queenslander newspaper of 3 Mar 1900 p. 409 & 411 where he stated his NOK resided at 'Wyuna', Brown Terrace, Brisbane.

He served in the South African (Boer) War under the name of Archibald Brown as a Private S.N. 298 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry. He enlisted in WW1 under his full name of Archibald Lorrimer Brown. He was slightly wounded in action in August 1916 before being captured and taken POW on 2 Feb 1917 at Grandicourt and interred at Limberg, Germany untill his repatriation to England on 28 Nov 1918.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473, National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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