BROWNE, Thomas
| Service Number: | 4099 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cane cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 26 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ireland Castlebar Mayo Peace Park Australian War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4099, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4099, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 4099, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4099 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Caroline Browne, Cloongul Lane, Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
Enlistment date-14 September 1915
Place of enlistment-Lismore, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment-Private
Enlisted 14 September 1915 - 26th Bn, 10th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 26th Bn, 8 August 1916.
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/43/3
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Age at embarkation 28
Age at death 31
War service: Western Front
Embarked, Brisbane, 28 March 1916; proceeded to France via 7th Training Bn, England, 25 July 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France, 26 July 1916; proceeded to join unit, 4 August 1916; taken on strength of 26th Bn, in the field, 8 August 1916.
Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance (cellulitis), 9 November 1916; transferred to Corps Rest Station, 9 November 1916; discharged to duty, 20 November 1916; rejoined Bn, 22 November 1916.
Promoted to temporary Corporal, 25 February 1917; promoted to Corporal, 25 March 1917.
Reported missing, believed to be a Prisoner of War, 26 March 1917;
Sources
NAA: B2455, BROWNE Thomas
His sacrifice is remembered at Castlebar, Mayo Peace Park.
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