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BROWN, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1547 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | St Ferus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Vic Pozieres France, 12 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1547, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, KIA 12 Aug 1916 |
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