Richard Thomas BROWN

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BROWN, Richard Thomas

Service Number:	Commissioned Officer
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Lewisham High School, Christian Brothers Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Leichhardt War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
2 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-05-02

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of R and Sarah Brown of 41 McKenzie Street, Leichhardt, NSW. Brother of Mary Brown

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Sarah and the late Patrick BROWN, 41 McKenzie Street, Leichardt, NSW.

Richard was at the landing at Gallipoli and was reported missing on May 2, 1915. He was later officially listed as killed in action on that fateful day.

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