BROWNING, Henry
| Service Number: | 137 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 17 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Upton Park School, West Ham, England |
| Occupation: | Cane farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Vaux, France, 24 April 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Milton Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 137, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 137, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 137, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 137, 41st Infantry Battalion, France |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Born in 1893 in London England, Henry (Harry) Thomas Gill Browning was the second of six children of Sidney Robert Browning (b1855 in London, England) and second wife Mary Ann Elizabeth Williams (b1864 in London, England). Sidney (a Hairdresser) and Mary (a Grocer) married in 1890 in London and lived there until 1914 - Sidney worked as a Hairdresser and Insurance Agent. In 1914 Mary and six children immigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney NSW on board the Borda - Sydney followed in 1915, arriving in Brisbane on board the Demosthenes. Harry had immigrated in 1912 and was working as a Labourer when he enlisted in the AIF with younger brother Allen.
Biography
"...137 Pte Henry Browning, 41st Battalion. Labourer from Brisbane, Qld, Henry enlisted on 22 December 1915. He embarked on 18 May 1916 with A Company, aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64). On 24 April 1918 Henry was killed by a shell burst during an early morning bombardment at Vaux-Sur-Somme. Reports describe the moment when Henry was hit, standing beside his brother Allen handing out rations at the reserve line near the village of Vaux. Henry was buried at Bonnay Communal Cemetery in France. Allen survived the war and returned to Australia in July 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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