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Montague Ernest William BRANSDEN

Regimental number368
Place of birthPerth, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressOrr Street, Queenstown, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 5.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Brown, Rosebery, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in the Tasmanian Rangers, and in New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPontville, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Darwin', 12 July 1918; discharged, Tasmania (medically unfit: osteo-arthritis of elbow joint), 27 September 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsRecordSearch incorrectly lists place of birth as Perth, Western Australia.
Date of death26 December 1952
Place of burialGreymouth Cemetery, New Zealand
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRANSDEN Montague Ernest William

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