BROWN  A.

Given Names:   George Joseph

               

Service Number:  60891

Unit:  7th General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                    

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  18 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Bricklayer                                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion: 

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  147 Lbs

Chest:  32-35¾ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/5/1918

Place:  Hawthorn

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Joseph BROWN

30 May Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                            

Embarkation Date:  31/3/1918

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Barambah A37

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Souvic   

Embarked:  23/7/1919                               

Disembarked:  10/9/1919

Unit:  5th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  18/10/1919                     

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  76859

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  18/6/1899

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  George Joseph BROWN             

Mother:  Mary Ann STAFFORD

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1929     

Place:             

Spouse: Nancy JEWELL

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 18/12/1966                        

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Hawthorn Town Hall

Kew RSL

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary