Joseph Brandebura

Alias since 1920 Brand
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
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
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

Rusiian Anzacs (Russian)

Russian Anzacs (English)

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.

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