Vhere Walter (Wal) BRAIN

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Service Numbers:	5536, QX17318
Enlisted:	11 April 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1895
Home Town:	Kyogle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Teamster & Shire Council Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 22 September 1943, aged 48 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B8 E 19
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1, Kyogle and Districts WW2 Honour Roll

11 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5536, 25th Infantry Battalion
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5536, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5536, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX17318, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX17318, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1940:	Enlisted
22 Sep 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion

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Vhere Walter BRAIN was born in Kangaroo Valley, NSW in 1895

His parents were James Richard BRAIN & Catherine Jane DURLING