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BROWN, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 334 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith. |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Grave Reference: II A 9, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 334, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 334, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 334, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 334 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His next of kin was Mrs FC Horton c/o Mrs Hardinge HM Prison Nottingham.
He enlisted 27/1/1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT A38 Ulysses 10/5/1915. He died of wounds having served at Gallipoli, Egypt and on the Western Front.