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BROWN, Allan Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1028 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Terowie Siding, South Australia, 4 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Enteric fever, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 26 March 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yorketown Bublacowie Pictorial Honour Roll, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1028, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1028, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1028, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1028 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-03-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Trooper Allan Reuben BROWN was born on the 4th September 1893 to Henry ALCOCK and Harriet MILES nee BROWN in Terowie, South Australia.
On the 20th May 1915, he publicly declared that he had changed his name by deed poll to BROWN.
His adopted parents were Mr and Mrs W Brown.
Harriet ALCOCK died in 1906 when Allan was 13 years old.
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