Leslie Wyndham BROWNBILL

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BROWNBILL, Leslie Wyndham

Service Number:	2876
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Flinders State School, Geelong
Occupation:	Baker/Bread carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 November 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Shenton Methodist Church Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2876, Geelong, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2876, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2876, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
24 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2876, 29th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...2876 Private Leslie Wyndham Brownbill, 29th Battalion, from Geelong, Vic. Pte Brownbill enlisted on 8 January 1916 and was killed in action on the Somme on 24 November 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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