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BROWNE, Alfred Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 166 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Germanton, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Morven, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Culcairn & District Great War Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 166, 17th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 166, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 166, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred was killed during the attack on Hill 60 27 August 1915 according to Red Cross Wounded and Missing files.
In 1919 the Canterbury Mounted Rifles from New Zealand were occupying the Anzac area of Gallipoli. They found the following Identity disc at Hill 60 found but no remains near it. '166 Brown AB 17th AIF'. The disc was sent to Brown's brother during September 1919.