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John Edward BROWN. George Ray FLEMING. Arthur Ainsworth LACEY.

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BROWN John Edward. Company Sergeant Major 4821, 1st King's Own Scottish Borderers. He was wounded in the Dardanelles and died in Malta on the 29th May 1915. He was born in Belfast, Ireland and lived in Chelsea, Middlesex.

FLEMING George Ray. Private 720, 3rd Australian Infantry, died 28th May 1915 aged 24. He was the son of John Henry and Catherine Jane of Central McDonald, New South Wales, Australia. Inscribed on his memorial. "Far away in a hero's grave he lies one of the bravest and best".

LACEY Arthur Ainsworth. Private 915, d Company 5th Australian Infantry, died 31st May 1915 aged 21. He was the son of Albert and Elizabeth Clara of 109, Main Road, Glascote, Tamworth, England. Some notes from his army record held at the National Archives of Australia. He enlisted aged 20 years and 6 months. he gave his occupation as a tile setter, his father, Albert as his next of kin of the above address in Tamworth. He embarked for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarking at Alexandria on the 5th April 1915 and he was posted to D Company, 5th Battalion. On the 25th April 1915 he was wounded in action at the Dardanelles, transferred to military hospital in Valletta, Malta where he died on the 31st May 1915. Two of his brothers were at the front in France.

All at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot A Row II Grave 4
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