BROWNE, Anthony Charles
| Service Numbers: | NX103738, N236045 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1942, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 16 Advanced Ordnance Depot |
| Born: | Kings Lynn, England, 30 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Caringbah, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk (CBA) |
| Died: | Natural causes , Kogarah, New South Wales , 11 October 2004, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jul 1942: | Enlisted NX103738, Bathurst, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX103738 | |
| 31 Jul 1942: | Involvement N236045 | |
| 19 Dec 1943: | Promoted Lieutenant, 5 Advanced Ordnance Depot | |
| 28 Oct 1946: | Discharged Lieutenant, NX103738, 16 Advanced Ordnance Depot | |
| 28 Oct 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX103738 |
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Colonel of Ordinance - Army Reserves
¨ Colonel ACC Browne E.D. NX 103 738
¨ Served in the Solomon Islands in WWII. (1942- 1946)
¨ Enlisted on 30 July 1942, Mosman at age 18, moved to Bathurst for initial training
¨ Discharged 28 October 1946 from the 16 Advance Ordnance Depot in Moorebank as Lieutenant
¨ At age 20 was the youngest commissioned officer in the AIF at that time and eventually became the most senior Reserve Ordnance Officer in Australia serving for 21 years - Colonel Browne
¨ Patron Miranda RSL sub branch
Service numbers: NX103738 and NX229323 - he was in the army reserve for much of his life after the war and was promoted to Colonel.
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