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Harold Frederick Walmsley BROWNE

Regimental number131
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelephone mechanic
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.9
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMrs E A Brown, 613 Green Lane, Hornsey, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Army Service Corps, British Army; left to join the Royal Navy (non-continuous service).
Enlistment date28 September 1914
Place of enlistmentRosehill, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 October 1918
Discharge date25 February 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 25 October 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 25 February 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as BROWN.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BROWNE Harold Frederick Walmsley

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