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BROWN, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2106, 1106 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW Previously issued with service number 1106 which was changed to 2106 when taken on strength |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2106, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW Previously issued with service number 1106 which was changed to 2106 when taken on strength | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1106, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1106, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2106, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the face. Exact date of wounding is unknown. Occurred between 25-30 April 1915 | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2106, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2106 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Charles Brown of Botany Road, Alexandria, NSW
MedalsL 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal