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BROWN, Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 59469 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1918, Inverell, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Uralla, NSW, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tin Miner |
| Died: | Smallpox, France, 22 April 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre VI N 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59469, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Inverell, NSW | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 59469, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 59469, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Helena Brown, of the Post Office, Stannifer, New South Wales.
HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM
Member of Macquarie 53 Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, of Stannifer, received news that their son, Private Raymond Brown, had succumbed to an attack of smallpox on April 22 last. The deceased, who was 20 years of age, arrived in England about the time the armistice was signed.