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ADDISON, Brant Joseph
| Service Number: | 4128 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 25 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ships Officer in the Merchant Navy |
| Died: | Coronary Occlusion, Glenelg, South Australia, Australia, 5 July 1956, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens Row 3 27 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4128, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4128, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 4128, 50th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Olive Fanny Addison, Harrold Charles Addison, Charley Cobbin Addison and Stanley Simpson Addison. Half brother to Bruce Cobbin Addison who returned to Australia on 9 July 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade and Reginald James Addison who served with the 3rd Field Ambulance
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal issued by the Royal Navy
Biography
Son of Charley ADDISON and Fanny nee BUTTERWORTH
Stepson of Mary Ann ADDISON nee MUMFORD
Of Essex St. Goodwood, SA
Reported for duty in the Royal Australian Navy 07 December 1940 as Lieutenant
Served in HMAS Lonsdale, Torrens and Wongala.
Discharged 31 August 1944
Occupation listed on death certificate as Master Mariner
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