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James BROWN

Regimental number2470
Date of birth3 January 1881
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoker
AddressTallong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Miss Annie Brown, Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada
Enlistment date10 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2475
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Returned to Australia, 1916, and re-embarked as No. 2470, 3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcements, from Sgdneg per HMAT A18, Wiltshire', 22 Auyust 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 July 1973
Age at death92
Place of burialWoronora Cemetery (Plot 481B, Section 8), Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales

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