BROWN, Arthur John
| Service Number: | 6729 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalby Queensland Australia , February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 7 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 183), Wiltshire, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6729, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6729, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6729, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane |
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Died on this date - 7th February........another very sad day in 1917 - 5 Australian Soldiers died in England....
Private Arthur John Brown was born at Dalby, Queensland & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th February, 1916. He arrived in England for further training with 9th Battalion on 9th January, 1917.
Private Brown was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 1st February, 1917. He died at 8.15 a.m. of Pneumonia on 7th February, 1917.
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire contains 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers.
The full story of Pte Brown can be found here...
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