Leonard Rockley BROWNLOW

BROWNLOW, Leonard Rockley

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 27 September 1915, Holsworthy
Last Rank: Second Lieutenant
Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 2 September 1893
Home Town: Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling: Dubbo & Enmore Public Schools & Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: University Student
Died: Killed In Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Dubbo District School Honor Roll, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy
20 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
17 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Leonard Rockley BROWNLOW was born in Dubbo, NSW on 2nd September, 1893

His parents were William BROWNLOW and Fanny Elizabeth BROWN who married in 1877 - they had 8 children, 5 boys & 3 girls

He had previously served for 18 months as a 1st Lieutenant with the 32nd Battalion in the Senior Cadets before he enlisted at Holsworthy on 27th September, 1915 & attended the No. 1 School of Instruction at Duntroon

He became a 2nd Lieutenant on 20th May, 1916 & was retained in Australia with the Instructional Staff before embarking from Sydney on the SS Napier on 17th November, 1916 with the 33rd Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements

Leonard was Killed in Action at Ypres, Belgium on 12th October, 1917 - no known grave

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Menin Gate Memorial

Medals:  British War Medal & Victory Medal

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His brother John Calais BROWNLOW (SN 5686) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918

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