James Robert BROWN

BROWN, James Robert

Service Numbers: 3471, 3471A
Enlisted: 2 December 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 49th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bald Hills, Qld., 1880
Home Town: Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Bald Hills School
Occupation: Storeman
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Strathpine District Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

2 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3471, 49th Infantry Battalion
24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3471, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3471, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
12 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 3471A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3471A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Husband of Ether Louisa BROWN of Gaunt Street, Newmarket, Brisbane

Son of William and Jane BROWN