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John BROWN

Regimental number1705
Place of birthGlasgow Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
Addressc/o Turnbull Bros, Ardmona, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Archibald Brown, 38 North Park Road, Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment date22 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 29 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 16), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Archibald and Elizabeth BROWN, 38 North Park Street, Glasgow, Scotland

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