John Oliver BROWN

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BROWN, John Oliver

Service Number:	5340
Enlisted:	21 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ironbark, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Flers, France, 10 February 1917
Cemetery:	Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 30, Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery, Bazentin, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square District

World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5340, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5340, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5340, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5340, 6th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Henrietta BROWN, 20 Booth Street, Golden Square, Victoria.

HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM

KILLED IN ACTION.
PRIVATE JOHN OLIVER BROWN.
Word was conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. T. Brown, of 20 Booth street, Golden Square, by the Rev. F. A. W. Kilbey that their son, Private John Oliver Brown, was killed in action on February 10 last. He was the eldest son of the family, and the second son is now at the front. Private Brown was highly respected by those who knew him. For seven years prior to enlisting he was working at the Bendigo brickworks.

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