Edward BROWN

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Service Number:	4742
Enlisted:	13 October 1915, Inverell
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nullamana, New South Wales, Australia, 27 May 1889
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 April 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour, Inverell War Memorial, Nullamanna Honor Roll

13 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4742, 4th Infantry Battalion, Inverell
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4742, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4742, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4742, 56th Infantry Battalion, GSW left leg
29 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4742, 56th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds legs, back, head and groin.
4 Apr 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4742, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4742 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-04

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