BROWN, Eric Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 360A, 360 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Wounds, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 24 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Plot C, Row E, Grave 1692 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 360A, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: Attached from Australian Medical Corps | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 360A, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 360, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 360 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-24 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th May.... Private Eric Thomas Brown was born at Moruya, New South Wales in 1889. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 25th August, 1914 at Randwick, Sydney, NSW as a 24 year old, single, Printer.
Private Eric Thomas Brown embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20th October, 1914 with the 4th Infantry Battalion “D” Company.
Private Eric Thomas Brown was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England on 20th May, 1915 seriously ill with gunshot wounds to skull.
[Note - The Service Record file for Private Eric Thomas Brown does not list his movements after boarding HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20th October, 1914 in Sydney. No details are given as to when or where he was wounded in action. Newspaper Memorial Notices indicate that Private Eric Thomas Brown was wounded at the Dardanelles.]
Private Eric Thomas Brown died on 24th May, 1915 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action – gunshot wound to skull. He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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Biography
4 Battalion
Rank - Private
Died of head wounds at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Thomas and Euromd Kiora Brown, 15 Belmore Street, Enmore, Sydney
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