John William BROWN

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Service Numbers:	5042, 5042A
Enlisted:	11 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 March 1896
Home Town:	Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Petrie Terrace State School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Tramway conductor
Died:	Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

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11 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5042, 9th Infantry Battalion
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5042, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5042, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 5042A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5042A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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