John Richard BRENT

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Service Number:	4982
Enlisted:	29 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Boneo, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Flinders, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia.
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dromana War Memorial, Flinders St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Flinders WWI War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

29 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4982, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
3 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 4982, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 4982, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
3 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 4982, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4982 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-03
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4982, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Killed in action

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