William Ernest BROWN

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Service Number:	3035
Enlisted:	17 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kanyapella, Echuca, Victoria, November 1893
Home Town:	Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Kanyapella State School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Gun shot wound to head, compact fracture to skull, received in action - died of wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Etaples, France, 2 August 1916
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot II, Row V, Grave 12, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Great War Roll of Honor, Echuca War Memorial

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17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3035
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3035, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3035, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
23 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3035, 57th Infantry Battalion, taken on strength
2 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3035, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3035 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-02

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