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BROWN, Norman Allen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2782 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | near Hoyleton, 11 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Netherton, The Coorong, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Peake War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2782, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2782, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2782, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mrs. E. J. Brown, of Netherton, late of Kaniva, has been notified that her son, Private Norman A. Brown, was killed in action in France. He was born at Hoyles' Plains on February 9, 1888, and enlisted from Netherton, where he carried on a farm for several years with his mother and brother. He took an active part in sport and was a member of the Peake District Council for two and a half years.
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