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BROWN, John Burns

Service Number:	2344
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Berwickshire, Scotland. , 5 October 1897
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Scotland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, February 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 6th Avenue Shrub Garden, Plot 125420
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World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria.
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2344, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2344, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
22 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 24th Infantry Battalion, Shell Shock.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of M & W BROWN, 1 William Street, North Brunswick, Vic.