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Harold Robert BRABHAM

Regimental number3756
Date of birth5 July 1896
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
Address96 Young Street, Parkside, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.1
Height5' 3.75"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Maud Brabham, 96 Young Street, Parkside, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Senior Cadets; transferred to 74th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 April 1919
Discharge date21 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 5 November 1916 ( gun shot wound, thigh).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 20 September 1917 (shell wound, fractured jaw).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 21 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No S212029.
Date of death29 May 1970
Age at death73
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRABHAM Harold Robert

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