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Cyril George BROWNE

Regimental number8158
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCashier
Address245 St John Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Walter Browne, 245 St John Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military service40th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date3 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Artillery
FateKilled in Action 23 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Special memorial Row C, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Wlater and Emily BROWNE, 218 St. John Street, Launceston, Tasmania

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