Spencer William (Spanner) BROWN

BROWN, Spencer William

    Service Numbers: NX133319, NX13319, N232893
    Enlisted: 14 November 1942
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd/4th Field Regiment
    Born: Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 18 October 1921
    Home Town: Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales
    Schooling: Barker College and Manly High School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Junior Clerk
    Died: 14 January 1973, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 2 Service

    14 Nov 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment
    30 Jul 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Embarked at Townsville per HMAS ‘Katoomba’.
    4 Aug 1943: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Disembarked at Port Moresby (New Guinea).
    16 Feb 1944: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Disembarked at Brisbane.
    18 Feb 1944: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Embarked at Port Moresby.
    2 Jun 1945: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX13319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Embarked at Townsville per ‘General Anderson’ (American ship).
    8 Jun 1945: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Disembarked at Morotai (Indonesia).
    22 Jun 1945: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Embarked at Morotai per 1st 457 ‘Amherst Victory’ (American ship) for service at Balikpapan (Dutch Borneo).
    17 Jan 1946: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Embarked at Balikpapan per 1st 457 ‘Amherst Victory’.
    25 Jan 1946: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment, Disembarked Brisbane.
    2 Apr 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX133319, 2nd/4th Field Regiment

    World War 1 Service

    Date unknown: Involvement Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, N232893, 18th Field Battery, Before enlisting in WW2. Note on DVA Nominal records his service number was N232893.

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