Regimental number | 4437 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Lakemba, New South Wales |
School | Hampden Park Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wanga Road, Lakemba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr P C Brack, Walga Road, Lakemba, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4438 Pte Garnet Parry BRACK, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 22 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Reverted to rank of Private on joining Bn, 25 May 1916. Wounded in action, France, between 22 and 27 July 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 4 August 1916. Wounded in action, second occasion, 18 August 1916: invalided from Calais to England, 30 August 1916. Admitted to Military Hospital, Chatham (bullet wound, right eye, neck, penetrated skull, right forearm), 30 August 1916. Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall (loss of eye), from AIF Depots, Tidworth, 1 April 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, from 4th Bn, 21 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board Transport A 32, 5 November 1917. Discharged (loss of eye), 5 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales |