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BROWN, John Clement William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6976 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Repairer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot1, Row D, Grave 18, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6976, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6976, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6976, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6976, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell Shock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Brown; husband of Myra Beatrice Caroline Brown of Alexandra Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Father of Myra E.A. Brown, Edith Caroline Brown and Dorothy Beatrice May Brown
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal