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BROWN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton Lankershire England, July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 25), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1892, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1892, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1892, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 10 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1892, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1892 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
George Brown - pre Australia
From Graham Scrivener,
I think I have found George. He married Eva Elizabeth Brown in 1910 ,they both worked in Cotton mills Lancashire. Had a son Frank 8 months in 1911 . It shows them in Australia
Submitted 15 January 2021 by Evan Evans