Adrian Dan BRUMBY

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BRUMBY, Adrian Dan

Service Number:	2001
Enlisted:	24 June 1915, 3rd Reinforcements
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Zeehan, Tasmania, 6 December 1893
Home Town:	Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Zeehan State School
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

24 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 26th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Adrian was born as Adrian Daniel BRUMBY on 6th December, 1893 in Zeehan, Tasmania

His parents were Charles William BRUMBY and Jane Louisa DEAN

He had previously served in the Senior Cadets for 18 months before he enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania on the 24th June, 1915 & embarked with thae 26th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements on the ship Makarini on 10th September, 1915

Adrian was Killed in Action on 29th July, 1916 in Pozieres, France - he has no known grave & his name is Memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

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