John George BRETT

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Service Number:	3251
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Enlisted at Mount Gambier, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot 1X, Row A, Grave 28, Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier War Memorial

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3251, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mount Gambier, SA
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3251, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3251, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3251, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3251 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16

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Son of Elizabeth Brett of Mount Gambier, SA later of Coleraine, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the cadets and the Citizen Military Forces

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