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BROWN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1142, 1114 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Lake Charm, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Soudan, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 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, Lake Charm Baptist Church Honor Roll, Lake Charm Memorial Gates, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1114, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1114, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1142, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1142 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend A.E. Horsfall of Lake Charm, Kerang, Victoria. He was a Child of the State and was raised by A.E. Horsfall from the age of 7 years
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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