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BROWN, John Francis Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 829 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harrietville, Victoria, Australia, 11 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Harrietville, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Harrietville State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 829, Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 829, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 829, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 829, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Vittoria Hill
John Francis Edward Brown was born 11 July 1894 in Harrietville, Victoria, the son of Paul Brown and Honorine Marie Josephine (Nee Harold) Brown.
His father Paul was a Miner from Cornwall.
He had five brothers and six sisters.
John died from shrapnel wounds on 08 June 1917 in the Battle of Messines in Belgium aged 22.
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