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BROWN, Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1242 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, 16 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Grave ref: Row B. Grave 18, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Orroroo War Memorial, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1242, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1242, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE C. BROWN.
Private C. Brown is another victim of the Dardanelles engagement. He was the third son of Mrs. E. Brown, of Petersburg, and was killed in action on June 4. He was in B Company, 16th Battalion. He was born in Petersburg on August 16, 1888, and was employed in the railway as a fireman until he enlisted." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 26 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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