Sydney William BROWN

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BROWN, Sydney William

Service Number:	54
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Gravesend, Kent, England, March 1895
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 54, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 54, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
21 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 54, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column

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Biography

Sydney was born in the UK around 1895, enlisted for WW1 in Adelaide and fought as a Gunner. He married in England in 1918 and was followed back to Australia by his wife in 1920. Between 1920 and 1927 they had 4 children. Unfortunately for whatever reason Sydney disappeard in 1927. We do not know where he went or what happened.

Returned to Australia 10 December 1918

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