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Soldier Summary

Allan Brown

Military History

Rank: Captain

Unit: Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).

Serial Number: 121 (AIF)

Notes

Occupation: clerk. Served in AIF 49th Battalion and Elope Force of the British Army

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Manchester, England, U.K.
Killed by Russian mutineers[1]07/20/1919Onega, Russia
Enlisted[1]08/25/1914Toowoomba, Qld. (Australia)
Awarded 2 Russian decorations (posthumously)[1]1919
Served in Gallipoli[1]1915-1916
Birth1891 (?)
Died07/20/1919
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19