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Ernest Edmund BROWN

Regimental number6916
Place of birthSouthport, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWool classer
AddressSouthport, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, E Brown, 'Rockland', Southport, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies, February 1917 Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateKilled in Action 10 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialMetz-en-Conture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Southport Cemetery, Queenland. Parents: Edmund and Eva BROWN, Rockland, Southport, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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