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BROWN, Horace Parker
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 589, Commissioned Officer |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 18 February 1884 |
Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Customs Officer |
Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 12 May 1917, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium II F 11 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 589, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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1 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 589, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-05-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Charles and Harriet BROWN