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Stanley BRUHN

Regimental number1461
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address91 Corio Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs Bruhn, 91 Corio Street, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date2 November 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2196
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Discharge date9 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Found Guilty, 28 August 1915, of stealing a case of whisky: sentenced to 90 days' imprisonment with hard labour.; sentence suspended, 15 October 1915; remitted as from 8 July 1916.

Found Guilty, 2 October 1915, of using a boat at Lemnos without the permission of the local owner: awarded 40 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Found Guilty, France, 14 June 1916, of being drunk and threatening an NCO: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Tried by Field Genera; Court Martial, 13 June 1918. Found Guilty of stealing champagne belonging to a French civilian woman. Sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kashmir', 9 March 1919; discharged (Termination of Period of Enlistment), Melbourne, 29 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRUHN Stanley

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