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BROWN, Edward John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 711 |
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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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 711, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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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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