Louis Brien (1915 - 1996)

Born 11 Feb 1915 in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Marjorie (Payne) Brien — married 18 Dec 1937 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; All Saints

Died 5 Jan 1996 at age 80 in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia; Baringa Hospital

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Louis Brien is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

User ID

User ID: 2E0A8FD40E5C4A4986A7DF8082CA62552717

Military

Louis served in World War II. He was a Craftsman, 13th Australian Advanced Workshops, AIF from 14 Mar 1942 until 3 Dec 1945. He drove heavy vehicles and saw service in Borneo and New Guinea. He was part of the guard of honour at the signing of the surrender document by Japanese General Adachi at Cape Wom near Wewak on 11 Sep 1945. He returned to Australia aboard the liberty ship 'Seabarb' in Dec 1945. He called his own fishing boat 'Seabarb'.

Service Record^[2]

Name: BRIEN, LOUIS

Service: Australian Army

Service Number: NX92526

Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1915

Place of Birth: LEICHHARDT, NSW

Date of Enlistment: 14 Mar 1942

Locality on Enlistment: PARRAMATTA, NSW

Place of Enlistment: PADDINGTON, NSW

Next of Kin: BRIEN, DOROTHY

Date of Discharge: 3 Dec 1948

Rank: Craftsman

Posting at Discharge: 13 AUST ADV W/SHOPS A E M E

WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display

Prisoner of War: No

Death

BRIEN Louis Death notice 05JAN1996 Death 80 at Coffs Harbour, late of Woolgoolga, formerly of Parramatta Coffs Coast Advocate 10JAN1996 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Brien-400 was created by Mark Ryan through the import of gilbert3.ged on Sep 28, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ World War 2 Nominal Roll
3. ↑ Ryerson Index

• Source: S3792 Title: ancestry
• Australian Royalty