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BROWN, Victor Homebush
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3239 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Homebush, New South Wales, 29 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Homebush, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Enfield, New South Wales, 27 March 1971, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Thomas Anglican Cemetery, New South Wales Sydney Wall A - Niche 194 |
| Memorials: | Strathfield Homebush War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded Battle for Pozières | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded 2nd occasion | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Private Victor Homebush Brown embarked for WWI from Sydney on HMAT Port Lincoln A17 on 30th October 1915 aged 19 years. On return to Australia from service, he married Winifred Matilda Lipscomb in 1946. Victor Homebush Brown died at South Strathfield in 1971 aged 74 years.
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