Joseph Brandebura
Alias | since 1920 Brand |
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Russian spelling | Иосиф Брандебура |
Born | 20.07.1889 |
Place | Lipno, near Warsaw, Poland |
Ethnic origin | Polish |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Father | Marian Brandebura |
Family | Wife Isabella Brand |
Arrived at Australia |
from England on 25.04.1914 per Wiltshire disembarked at Melbourne |
Residence before enlistment | Melbourne |
Occupation | 1915 waiter, 1920 traveller, 1940 commercial traveller |
Naturalisation | 1921 |
Residence after the war | 1923 Brighton Beach, 1940 Brighton, Vic |
Died | 19.01.1970 |
Service #1
Service number | 993 |
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Enlisted | 29.03.1915 |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
Unit | 24th Battalion, 6th MG Company, 2nd MG Battalion |
Rank | Private, Corporal, Sergeant, T/CSM, RSM (Warrant Officer I) |
Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1919 |
Casualties | WIA 1917 |
Final fate | RTA 8.09.1919 |
Discharged | 22.07.1919 |
Service #2 – WWII
Service number | V8053 |
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Enlisted | 5.07.1940 |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
Unit | 6 WKSHOP & PKS COY |
Rank | Storeman |
Discharged | 30.10.1943 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (as Joseph Brand)
Digitised WWI service records (NAA) (as Brandebura)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Digitised alien registration file (NAA) (as Joseph Brand)
Digitised WWII service records (NAA) (as Joseph Brand)
Blog articles
Joseph Brandebura in Anzac Diversity, educational resource (AWM, no longer available)
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Several [...] Gallipoli veterans were promoted on the Western Front, mostly to the rank of corporal; [...] Joseph Brandebura reached the rank of regimental sergeant major (WO1). Brandebura enlisted as a waiter, and it was noted on his file that he had a 'good knowledge of reading and writing in English', which obviously stood him in good stead.