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BROWNE, Henry Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1894, 1894A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Armidale Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 2 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Sydney Australian Bank of Commerce Limited Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1894, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1894, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1894, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1894A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1894A awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Henry Gordon Browne was the son of Charles Herbert and Lillia Victoria Browne, of Ascot, Queensland. He was born and raised in Armidale, New South Wales.
His older brother, 2121 Sergeant Charles Arden Browne 19th Battalion AIF died of wounds in France on 27 February 1917, aged 24.
Henry Gordon Brown was a bank clerk with the Lidcombe branch of the City Bank of Sydney prior to enlisting. He had attended Armidale Public School.