Regimental number | 1212 |
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria |
School | Sandringham State School, Victoria |
Other training | International Correspondence School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Sandringham, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Bracher, Sims Street, Sandringham, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, AMF. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was killed while taking a wounded comrade to a dressing station. On the day of his death he had been appointed to the Headquarters staff. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hill 60, Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Agnes BRACHER, "Cara Lynn", Sims Street, Sandringham, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |