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BROWN, James

Service Number:	717
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Gympie, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Gympie, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC No known grave Panel 45, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gympie, Queensland
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 717, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 717, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 717, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 717 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09
Date unknown:	Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Son of William and Mary Brown, Tingoora, Queensland

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