Oliver BROWN

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Service Number:	1259
Enlisted:	2 November 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Victoria Valley, Central Highlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 45, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bothwell War Memorial, Gretna War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

2 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1259, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1259, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1259, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
30 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1259, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1259 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-30

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Son of Robert Brown and Emily Eliza Cashion formerly Brown of Victoria valley, Tasmania. Brother of Kathleen Eileen Brown of Victoria Valley

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal