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BRANDON, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6528 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hay High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot V111, Row E, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: He sacrificed his life that we may live in peace, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6528, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6528, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6528, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward (died 1917) and Catherine Brandon(died 1912) of 18 Womerah Street, Darlinghurst, NSW; brother of Eugenie Brandon
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal