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Roy Lindsay BRACKENREG

Regimental number20091
Place of birthGoodwood, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Walter Colin Brackenreg, Myers Street, Nedlands, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 11th Infantry Regiment.
Enlistment date3 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameAugust 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Discharge date7 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Disembarked Southampton, 30 January 1918. Transferred from 2nd Field Company Engineers to 5th Bn, 8 March 1919. Returned to Australia on 'Somalia'. Discharged 7 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Took up Soldier Settlers' Block at Welbungin, 1921; left 1940.

Date of death7 October 1957
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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