John Edwin BRITNELL

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Service Number:	32
Enlisted:	7 June 1915, Brisbane, Qld. (RAGA Thursday Island, serving).
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1888
Home Town:	Thursday Island, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Professional soldier (RAGA)
Died:	Bribie, Queensland, Australia, 12 January 1967, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Queenscliff Methodist Church Honor Roll, Thursday Island Honour Roll

7 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32, Siege Artillery Brigade, Brisbane, Qld. (RAGA Thursday Island, serving).
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 32, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 32, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France
16 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Battery Sergeant Major, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France
31 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Battery Sergeant Major, 32, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Third Ypres
1 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Belgium
1 Mar 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, Belgium
10 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, German Spring Offensive 1918, Battle of the Lys
30 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, RTA 16 June 1919 and appointment terminated.

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