BRAND  H.G.

Given Names:  Horatio George

               

Service Number:  1854

Unit:  13th Light Horse Regiment, 10th reinforcements                                                      

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  83582

 

Age:  38 Yrs  3 Mths

Occupation:  Gardener                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  127 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Mary Louisa Brand

23 Stawell Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  28/7/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Themistocles A32

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Durham 

Embarked:  22/5/1919                               

Disembarked:  2/7/1919

Unit:  13 Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                      

Rank:  Gunner

Discharge Date:  15/11/1919                     

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  50363

Victory Medal:  49393

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1877

Place:  Byaduk, Victoria                           

Father:  Charles BRAND                          

Mother:  Rebecca COOK

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1902     

Place:             

Spouse: Mary Louisa BYRNE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 31/7/1965                          

Place: Balwyn, Victoria                            

Burial:  Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Kew RSL

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary