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Robert Leslie BROWN

Regimental number597
Place of birthColeraine, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTurner and fitter
Address62 Moreland Road, Footscray
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Robert Brown, 62 Moreland road Footscray
Enlistment date24 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4447
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 22 Pte John McLeod BROWN, 51st Bn, killed accidentally, 27 June 1919; 751 Pte Richard Canfield BROWN, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919.
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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