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BRANSON, Douglas Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2866 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Crookwell, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crookwell War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2866, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2866, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2866, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2866 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michelle Leihn
Born: 1887c - Binda, via Crookwell, NSW Australia
Married: 1907 - Catherine Larkham
Son: 1910c Clyde Branson
Memorial: Erected by Family - Binda Cemetery NSW
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Branson
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