BROWNELL, Reginald Clive
| Service Number: | 610 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 610, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 610, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 610, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Rev. Henry James Brownell and Ellen Louisa Brownell (later known as Ellen Louisa Montgomery) of 'Killyward', Mortlake, Victoria formerly of Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda, Victoria
Brother of Doris Lelean (nee Brownell) of Ballarat
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Rev. Henry James Brownell and Ellen Louisa Brownell (later known as Ellen Louisa Montgomery) of 'Killyward', Mortlake, Victoria formerly of Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda, Victoria
Brother of Doris Lelean (nee Brownell) of Ballarat
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed
Reg enlisted on the same day as old scholars from his school Scotch College Melbourne Keith McIlwraith and Percy Warren - 17th August 1914 at Prahran, Melbourne. All 3 men joined the Public Schools Company of the 5th Battalion and all 3 tragically died on the same day at Gallipoli.
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