BROWN, Albert Horace
| Service Number: | 2719 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | 1 March 1958, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Ambulance, Egypt | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 22 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2719, 3rd Field Ambulance, "The Last Hundred Days" |
Military Medal at Broodseinde Ridge
'At BROODSEINDE RIDGE East of YPRES this stretcher Bearer was assisting in clearing wounded under the most difficult and trying conditions from 4th to 9th October, 1917. Owing to the severe weather the mud was in places over the knees of the bearers and the route was shelled severely during the greater part of the time. On 9th October he took a squad from the R.A.P. under heavy shell, rifle and machine gun fire for 600 yards to find a Regtl. Stretcher Bearer who had been previously sniped, and dressed and brought him safely to cover. He set a most inspiring example of cheerfulness and devotion to duty.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918
AWM
Submitted 11 March 2017 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed by Steve Larkins
Mother, Mrs Mary E Brown, Wehl Street, Clarville, Mt Gambier, South Australia
Last known residence - 9 Weewanda St Glenelg
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