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Phillip BROWNE

Regimental number3043
Place of birthBeechworth, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBoilermaker
Address129 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.75"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Brown, 129 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFromelles, France
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916.

Transferred to 57th Bn, 17 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916.

Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note on B.103, 'buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BROWNE Phillip

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