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BROWN, Frank Everett

Service Numbers:	958, W26426
Enlisted:	30 April 1915, York, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Detention Barracks
Born:	Wellingboro, Northhamptonshire, England, 26 May 1892
Home Town:	York, York, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm hand
Memorials:	York District Great War Honour Board

World War 1 Service

30 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 958, York, Western Australia
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 958, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 958, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 958, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 958, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (right arm and right knee)
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (foot)
10 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 958, 28th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

19 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Private, W26426, Swanbourne, Western Australia
19 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, W26426
4 Jul 1946:	Discharged Corporal, W26426, Detention Barracks

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