BROWNLOW, Leonard Rockley
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915, Holsworthy |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 2 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dubbo & Enmore Public Schools & Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | University Student |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Dubbo District School Honor Roll, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Leonard Rockley BROWNLOW was born in Dubbo, NSW on 2nd September, 1893
His parents were William BROWNLOW and Fanny Elizabeth BROWN who married in 1877 - they had 8 children, 5 boys & 3 girls
He had previously served for 18 months as a 1st Lieutenant with the 32nd Battalion in the Senior Cadets before he enlisted at Holsworthy on 27th September, 1915 & attended the No. 1 School of Instruction at Duntroon
He became a 2nd Lieutenant on 20th May, 1916 & was retained in Australia with the Instructional Staff before embarking from Sydney on the SS Napier on 17th November, 1916 with the 33rd Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements
Leonard was Killed in Action at Ypres, Belgium on 12th October, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Menin Gate Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother John Calais BROWNLOW (SN 5686) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
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