Herbert Hopetoun BROWNLEE

BROWNLEE, Herbert Hopetoun

Service Number: 6312
Enlisted: 3 August 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank: Farrier Sergeant
Last Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Bendigo Central School No 1976, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Farrier
Memorials: Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Bendigo, Vic.
18 Nov 1915: Involvement 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915: Embarked 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
15 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli
13 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France
28 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières
8 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France
3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens
2 Oct 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, SW to left shoulder sustained at Nauroy. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 20 October 1918.
31 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6312, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 19 April 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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