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BROWNE, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 344416, 34416 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1917, Instl Staff; Served in the Senior Cadets; as a Gunner in the Field Artillery, Adelaide; and as a Staff Sergeant Major in the Field Artillery, Maribynong Camp, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, January 1896 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers (Catholic) College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Pommereuil British Cemetery Pommereuil British Cemetery, Pommereuil, Cambrai, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 344416, Field Artillery Brigades, Instl Staff; Served in the Senior Cadets; as a Gunner in the Field Artillery, Adelaide; and as a Staff Sergeant Major in the Field Artillery, Maribynong Camp, Victoria. | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 34416, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 34416, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 34416, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 34416 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-11-03 |
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Note from AIF Project
Cpl John Francis BROWNE was killed just after his battery was relieved and was coming out of the line for the last time just before the Armistice. 3rd November, 1918
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