Edward John BROWN

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Service Number:	711
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Field Squadron Engineers
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Albany, Albany, Western Australia
Schooling:	Albany State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Pneumonia, Egypt, 28 October 1918
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row E, Grave No. 87
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frankland War Memorial

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 711, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Blackboy Hill, WA
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 711, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 711, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle
29 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 711, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to right wrist, left shoulder and ear. Evacuated to Malta then UK. Returned to Egypt 5 March 1916.
27 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF, Egypt
28 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Troop, Egypt
11 Feb 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers, Palestine
28 Oct 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 711, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 711 awm_unit: 2nd Field Squadron, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-28

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