BROWN, Lawrence Victor
| Service Number: | 2788 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 9 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Jamestown High School |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 19 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot 5, Row G, Grave 25, Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Baptist Church WW1 Honour Board, Jamestown Presbyterian Church WW1 Honor Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2788, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2788, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2788 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
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Rootsweb ID: I323030 Birth Record: 9 Feb 1891 in Jamestown, South Australia.
Father Thomas Brown and Mother Frances BROWN, living at Leamington, Jamestown, SA.
Prior to enlisting he had trained as a Blacksmith.
He had three cousins killed in service in France.
Described on enlisting as 24yrs 4mths old; single; 5' 8" tall; 165 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Baptist
12/6/1915 enlisted at Keswick, SA
as a Private in 10th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
1/7/1915 appointed to Mitcham Camp
21/9/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A15 Star Of England
25/11/1915 taken on strength from reinforcements, at Mudros
29/12/1915 disembarked off of HT Seeang Bee into Alexandria
1/3/1916 appointed Lance Corporal with 10th Infantry Battalion, on the front line
27/3/1916 embarked onboard HT Saxonia to join the British Expeditionary Forces
ex Alexandria
3/4/1916 disembarked into marseilles, France
10/6/1916 promoted to Corporal in 10th Infantry Battalion, France
25/7/1916 Gun shot wound to head, France
27/7/1916 admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, France
19/8/1916 killed in action
buried in: Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 25
Corporal Lawrence Victor Brown's name is commemorated at Panel #58 at the
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (2412); British War medal (19562); Victory medal (19490)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (326980)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 28/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.
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