BROWN, Robert Melbourne
| Service Number: | 142 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Noggerup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 52 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 142, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), An original of B Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 142, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 142, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother 3783 Private Frederick John Brown 51st Battalion AIF was killed in action near Passchaendale 12th October 1917, age 25.
Robert was a Leongatha State School past student as was his brother. He enlisted in Helena Vale Western Australia during 1914. He was posted as missing in action at Gallipoli and his death was not confirmed until 29 September 1917 at a Court of Inquiry at Rouen that concluded he had died in April at Gallipoli, confirmed by Lt General Birdwood.
Catherine Brown received his 14-15 Star in Leongatha in 1920. ByAugust 1921 both parents were deceased and C Brown received all medals as the eldest brother.