Private Henry Brown

Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Henry Brown
Ancestor's date of birth: 04/04/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 10/12/1956
Cause of Death: Age Related
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Bushman from Brunswick, Victoria.
Service Number: 1362
Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Brunswick
Unit: 5^th Victorian Mounted Rifles
ank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: 295
Contingent: Fifth Victorian
Ship: Orient, Date of Sailing: 15/02/1901
Memorial details: VMR Memorial Melbourne.
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: March 1901 - March 1902 in east Transvaal and Natal frontier, including defeat at Wilmansrust where 18 killed and 42 wounded (12 June 1901), and successful intervention at Onverwacht (4 January 1902); heaviest casualties of any Australian contingent, at Wilmansrust suffered the costliest defeat.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 25 April 1902 on the St Andrew. No further details provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Janet Patricia Clarke, Bangholme VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: grand-daughter
Name of Descendant: Margaret Mary Cahill, Bangholme VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter
Name of Descendant: Belinda Jane Strong, Hampton Park VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Grand daughter
Name of Descendant: Melissa Leah Peeters, Hallam VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Grand daughter
Name of Descendant: Belinda Jane Strong, Hampton Park VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Grand daughter
Name of Descendant: David William Peeters, Cranbourne West VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Christopher David Peeters, Cranbourne West VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Jack Alan Peeters, Hallam VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Great Grandson
Name of Descendant: Bree Louise Peeters, Hallam VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great-Great Grand daughter
Name of Descendant: James Dean Peeters, Bangholme VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: great, great, great, great grandson

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