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John and Julie Tucker Family History
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1888 - 1918 (30 years)
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Russell Stanley Brown |
Birth |
1888 |
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
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Male |
War Service |
06 Mar 1916 |
World War I |
Russell Stanley Brown Enlisted in the A.I.F on 06 Mar 1916 into the 2nd Reinforcements, 34 Battalion. |
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Death |
08 May 1918 |
Somme, France |
Military Honours |
1919 |
World War I |
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British War Medal British War Medal, Left to Right Obv and Rev Sides
Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The qualification period was later extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920.
The British War Medal was awarded for service in a theatre of war between 5… |
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Victory Medal Left to Right: obv Face and Rev Face
The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ?Victory Medal' to their own nationals with all of these having the figure of Victory on the obverse as a common feature. Australians were awarded the medal… |
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Burial |
Australian Memorial Villers-Bretonneux France |
- Russell Stanley Brown's body was never recovered or identified. His name appears on the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneau France.
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The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.
The Australian National… |
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Person ID |
I9895 |
Tucker Family Tree |
Last Modified |
10 Mar 2009 |
Father |
James Charles Brown, b. 31 Jul 1854, Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia d. 25 Aug 1911, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia (Age 57 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Jane Janson Halloway, b. 1857 d. 21 Mar 1937, Roseville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 80 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
25 Oct 1881 |
St Barnabas, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [1] |
Family ID |
F3114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 1881 (Reliability: 3).
Surname Brown, Given Names James C, Sex Male, Event Marriage, Index Year 1881, Spouse Surname Halloway, Spouse Given Names Jane J, Spouse Sex Female, Place of Registration Sydney, Registration Year 1881, Registration Number 1479
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