Regimental number | 4738 |
Place of birth | Moe, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Moe, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr C.J.A. Brache, Moe, Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 12 November 1915. Taken on strength, 59th Bn, 20 April 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Aubers Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 10), Aubers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 490902: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRACHE Melville William
Red Cross file 490902 |