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William Charles BROWNELL

Regimental number2477
Place of birthMarrickville New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressEnfield, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Amy Ethel Clara Brownell, 'Beulah,' Burwood Road, Enfield, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBelgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 15), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emma BROWNELL; Wife: Amy BROWNELL, Burwood Road, Enfield, New South Wales. Native of Marrickville, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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