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BROWN, Richard Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2439 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 28 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital porter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 2 September 1974, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Circular Head Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2439, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2439, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 4 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2439, Claremont, Tasmania | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2439, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right leg | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2439, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW nose (severe) | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2439, 12th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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