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BRAIN, Thomas Ralph Tipton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2344 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1915, 4 years Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machine hand |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1995, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 6th Infantry Battalion, 4 years Cadets | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2344, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2344, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to mouth | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 60th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell shock | |
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 60th Infantry Battalion, GSW to foot (self inflicted) | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 60th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 60th Infantry Battalion, SW in back | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 59th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD |
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