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BROWN, Joseph Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6953 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1916, Dubbo |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lyell, New Zealand, 2 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wilcannia, Central Darling, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lyell School, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6953, Dubbo | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6953, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6953, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6953, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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