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BROWN, Rupert Calhoun
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 27646, V1445 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 4 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 20 June 1968, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 27646, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Driver, 27646, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Driver, 27646, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Belgium. Also re-mustered as Gunner. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 27646, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 27646, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 27646, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 27646, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 17 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 27646, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 4 June 1919. |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, V1445 |
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