BROWN, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 6289 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northampton, Western Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Northampton, Northampton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 18 February 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6289, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6289, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6289, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 22 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6289, 27th Infantry Battalion, ex England to Perth for 'Home Service' | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6289, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the youngest of six children of Thomas Brown (b1833 in Wales) and Bridget Rock (b1843 in Lancashire, England). Thomas (a Miner) and Bridget (a Domestic Servant) married in 1862 in Gwalia, WA - shortly after Bridget had arrived in Fremantle with her sister on board the Mary Harrison. Thomas and Bridget settled in Gwalia where Thomas was a Miner. Following Thomas' death, Brdget and the children moved to Northampton WA.
John was working as a Miner in Gwalia WA in November 1916 when he enlisted in the AIF. He served (Private; Service No:6289) with 27th Infantry Battalion and was Discharged in October 1917. John gave his eldest sister - Isabella Elizabeth Shires (nee Brown) as his NoK.
John settled in Fremantle following his Discharge, and was working as a Labourer in 1939 when he married Ethel Graham Hicks (nee Stevenson; b1893 in Launceston, Tasmania). John died in 1947 and Ethel in 1970.