George Charles BROWN

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BROWN, George Charles

Service Number:	3282
Enlisted:	26 July 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Fremantle, Western Australia, 25 January 1931, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3282, 11th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3282, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3282, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
11 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion
19 Apr 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3282, 11th Infantry Battalion, per HT Marathon
10 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3282, 11th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Sergeant George Charles Brown (Service No:3282) enlisted in the AIF on 26 July 1919 and embarked from Fremantle WA on 2 November 1915 with 11th Infantry Battalion on board HMAT A38 Ulysses. Sergeant Brown served in France with 11th Infantry Battalion and embarked on 19 April 1919 for the RTA on board HT Marathon. He was Discharged on 10 October 1919.

Born in 1892 in Fremantle WA, George was the second of five children of William Brown (b1861 in Perth, WA) and Charlotte Early (b1869 in Hampshire, England) - Charlotte immigrated in 1886, arriving in Fremantle, WA on board the Helena Mena. William (a Signalman) and Charlotte married in 1889 in Fremantle WA where they settled and raised their family.

George worked as a Tailor in Fremantle WA - employment he resumed following his service in WWI. George died in 1931.

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