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John BROWNE

Regimental number5055
Place of birthBallan, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWell borer
Addressc/o Mr J McGregor, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Edward Thomas Browne, 188 Station Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Electrical, Mechanical Mining & Boring Company
FateDied of disease 6 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLonguenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 43), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
27
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Ellen BROWNE. Native of Blakeville, Victoria

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