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BROWN, William Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 479 |
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Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, C Squadron 11LHR |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
Born: | Ipswich, Suffolk, March 1882 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Painter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 479, 11th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron 11LHR | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 479, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
23 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 479, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Remained on duty after the end of hostilities | |
1 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Imperial Camel Corps , per service record | |
23 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Provost Corps , From 3 ANZAC Battalion unsure of the designation of this unit? | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 479, Australian Provost Corps , Returned to Australia 26 July 1919 Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728, 12 January 1920; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 33, 1 April 1920. | |
27 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 479, Australian Provost Corps , 4th Military District Keswick Barracks | |
12 Jan 1920: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Mention by General Allenby (GOC Allied Forces Middle East) |
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