Ernest BRAIN

BRAIN, Ernest

Service Number: 634
Enlisted: 20 November 1916, Ballarat, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Cape Clear, Vic., 1885
Home Town: Linga, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918
Cemetery: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
III 8, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

20 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 634, 6th Machine Gun Company, Ballarat, Vic.
10 May 1917: Involvement Private, 634, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
10 May 1917: Embarked Private, 634, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
8 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 634, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 634 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas Brain, Linga, Victoria