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BROWN, Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1583 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 February 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Baptist Church Honour Roll, Devonport Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1583, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1583, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1583, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1583 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-27 |
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