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Edward George BROWN

Regimental number42
Place of birthMaitland, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNambour, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFriend, Miss Ivy Rowlands, Hope Street, South Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date31 December 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 May 1917
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 10), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
BROWN, EDWARD GEORGE -correct name stated to be:- LOCKING, George Edward
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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