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BROWN, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 776 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 776, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 776, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 776, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as a cousin W Martin of 19 Howard Street, Fremantle, Brother of Nellie Mecalf (nee Brown) of Preston Lane, Lancashire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the British Army with the 12th Lancashire Regiment, England