Leonard James (Leonard Francis) BROWN

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BROWN, Leonard James (Leonard Francis)

Service Number:	2812
Enlisted:	11 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Motton, Tasmania, 27 May 1895
Home Town:	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Schooling:	North Motton State School
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 23 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leven Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Claremont, Tasmania
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Leonard James BROWN was born on 27th May, 1895 at North Motton, Tasmania

His parents were Richard BROWN and Mary Ann BRETT

Biography

Embarkation Roll (static.awm.gov.au) shows middle name as FRANCIS - Service Record (recordsearch.naa.gov.au) and other documents record his middle name as JAMES

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