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BREWSTER, Frank Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 78, 654 |
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Enlisted: | 11 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Hackney, Middlesex, England, 20 May 1886 |
Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Accidental gunshot, France, 11 April 1916, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 60 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private | |
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12 Aug 1914: | Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 78, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, German New Guinea | |
19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 78 | |
4 Mar 1915: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 78 | |
22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 654, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
13 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 654, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
24 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
14 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Machine Gun Company |
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