BRIND, Eric Thomas
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1915, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 21 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Distiller |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Pozieres, France, 28 July 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave |
| Memorials: | St Johns No 36, Yarrowee No 10, Orion No 53 Lodges |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, SN Officer, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Eric Thomas BRIND was born in Ballarat , Victoria on 21st March, 1884
His parents were Henry BRIND and Carol Ann THOMAS
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"...Major Eric Thomas Brind, 23rd Battalion from Ballarat, Victoria. A 31 year old distiller prior to being appointed a Lieutenant on 24 March 1915 and promoted to Captain on 1 May 1916, he embarked for overseas with the Headquarters Staff from Melbourne on 10 May 1915 aboard HMAT Euripides (A14). After serving at Gallipoli, he went on to serve in France where he was promoted to Major on 27 May 1916. He was Mentioned in Despatches for conspicuous good work as Company Commander since arriving in France. Maj Brind was reported missing in action at Pozieres on 28 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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