The AIF Project

Bernard Manning BROWNING

Regimental number7392
Place of birthCaldecott, Northamptonshire, England
SchoolKing's School, Chester; Grammar School, Northampton, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKulinn Rock via Corrigin, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs P Browning, Kulinn Rock via Corrigin, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Northampton Yeomanry, England.
Enlistment date5 January 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Ormonde on 13 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Place of death or woundingBeaurevoir, France
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 10), Frane
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ebeneza and Rebecca BROWNING; husband of Phyllis BROWNING, Kulin Rock, Corrigin, Western Australia. Native of Caldecott, Northants, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.