Rupert Calhoun BROWN

BROWN, Rupert Calhoun

Service Numbers: 27646, V1445
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.
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 (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, V1445

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