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BROWN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 856 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Newarthill, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Quairading, Quairading, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, Egypt, 1 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Tree Plaque: |
Quairading Lone Pine
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Quairading Memorial Pool, Quairading War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 856, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 856, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 856, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 856, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 856 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-01 |
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