BROWN, John Robertson
| Service Number: | 15 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 15, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 15, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 4 Aug 1900: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 15, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 467 notes slightly wounded at Ottoshoop, East Rhodesia 4-16 Aug 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 15, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. |
John Robertson Brown
John Robertson Brown, born in New Zealand in 1866 and second son to William Brown and Jane (nee Robertson) (Source: NZ BDM 1866/31197 Brown John Robertson Jane William).
Slightly wounded at Ottoshoop, East Rhodesia 4-16th August 1900 (Murray Remarks; Murray page number - 467; via Australian War Memorial website).
In 1903, the Electoral Roll shows him living at Bajool, near Rockhampton and his occupation is listed as Stockman (Source: Ancestry.com.au).
The year before his death, the Electoral Roll shows him living in Powell St, Bowen, at Martin's boarding house. Occupation is listed as labourer (Source: Ancestry.com.au)
John Robertson Brown passed away in Queensland in 1926 (Source: Qld BDM: 1926 C3560 John Robertson Brown William Brown Jane Robertson)
Submitted 4 May 2016 by Timna Green
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