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• George Pyne Browne

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Born: 30 May 1888

Died: 3 November 1973

Wounded in action on 19 July 1916 at the Battle of Fleurbaix.

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Service number

• Service number 3471

Ranks

• Held rank of Private
• Held rank of Lance Corporal
• Held rank of Corporal

Birth record

• 30 May 1888 in Redfern, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 3 November 1973 in Concord, NSW, Australia

Address

• Quebec, 95 Belmont Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - Arthur Maitland Browne
• Mother - Louisa Bottin
• Wife - Mary Elizabeth Hooper
• Brother - Arthur Ernest Browne

Organisation

• 54th Battalion, AIF

Main sources

• Browne George Pyne : SERN 3471 : POB Sydney NSW : POE Holsworthy NSW : NOK Browne Mollie (webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls: George Pyrne Browne (webpage)
• George Pyne Browne (photograph)
• MANY CASUALTIES NEARLY 1000 NAMES 233 Deaths; 613 Wounded. (newspaper article)
• OFFICERS AND MEN. RETURNING WOUNDED AND SICK. (newspaper article)
• DEATH TWICE DODGED Warrant-Officer Browne's Luck SHELLS AND LIGHTNING BEATEN Sensational Escape at Government House (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• BROWNE G. P. on the South Face of the Mosman War Memorial