Joseph Brandebura

Alias since 1920 Brand     Russian spelling Иосиф Брандебура

Born 20.07.1889    Place Lipno, near Warsaw, Poland    Ethnic origin Pole    Religion Roman Catholic

Father Brandebura, Marian

Arrived at Australia

    from England    on 25.04.1914    per Wiltshire    disembarked at Melbourne

Residence before enlistment -

Occupation 1915 waiter, 1920 traveller, 1940 commercial traveller

Service

service number 993   enlisted 29.03.1915   POE 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

Naturalisation 1921

Residence after the war 1923 Brighton Beach, 1940 Brighton, Vic.

Wife by 1940 Isabella Brand

WWII served 1940-43, at 6 WKSHOP & PKS COY, as storeman

Died 19.01.1970

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA) (as Joseph Brand)

digitised WWI service records (NAA) (as Brandebura)

alien registration file (NAA) (as Joseph Brand)

digitised WWII service records (NAA) (as Joseph Brand)

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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