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Marcus Blake Norman BROWN

Regimental number2291
Place of birthCape Barran Island, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFlinders Island, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Henry Brown, Cape Barren Island, Tasmania
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Marcus Blake
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 12A), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary BROWN, Cape Barren Island, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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