BRAND, Wilfred Collin
| Service Number: | 3190 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 30 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hindmarsh Public School |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 June 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh (Unknown Origin) WW1 Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Star of Freedom Tent No 4 IOOR WW1 Roll of Honor, Hindmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade Memorial Window, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3190, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3190, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3190, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide | |
| 17 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3190, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3190 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-17 |
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"...3190 Extra Regimental Sergeant (ER/Sgt) Wilfred Collin Brand, 32nd Battalion, of Hindmarsh, SA. ER/Sgt Brand, a draper, was a member of the West Torrens Rifle Club, the Australian Natives' Association small bore rifle team, the Hindmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Congregational Lay Preachers Association before enlisting on 14 February 1916. He embarked as a Private from Adelaide on 27 June 1916 with the 7th Reinforcements. On 27 February 1917 he was promoted to Lance Corporal, and on 1 July 1917 he was appointed an Extra Regimental Sergeant. He reverted to his permanent rank of Lance Corporal on 13 April 1918. He was killed in action in France on 17 June 1918. He was 29 years old." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
15 March 1917 Wounded in action - gunshot wound to the right thigh
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of George and Mary Hannah Brand; husband of Amelia Brand nee Tamlin, of 2, Government Rd., Croydon, South Australia.
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