Philip BROWNE

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Other Name:	Browne, Phillip Roy - Birth Records
Service Number:	3043
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boilermaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3043, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3043, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
7 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3043, 5th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
17 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Infantry Battalion -- Serapeum, Egypt
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 57th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3043, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3043, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3043, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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