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William BRAZENOR

Date of birth7 April 1888
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAccountant
Address16 Webster Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Brazenor, 16 Webster Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date29 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name23rd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: 23rd Battalion
Promotion date: 2 December 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1919
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918

DSO and Bar

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an attack. he led his battalion successfully, and supervised, under constant machine gun and rifle fire, the consolidation of the captured ground. Next day he led a patrol into "No Man's Land" and made a reconnaissance, with the result that the line was pushed forward another 200 yards. Throughout the operation he did fine work.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919

Other detailsMedals: Distinguished Service Order and Bar, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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