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Reginald BROWNING

Regimental number709
Place of birthRodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
SchoolNailsworth School, Gloucestershire, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLeatherworker
Addressc/o Mrs Frieberg, Matriville PO, Matriville via Botany, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Mrs J Huxford, Bath Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularFather served in the British Army; buried in Mauritius.
FateKilled in Action 7 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 20), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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