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Philip BRACKENRIDGE

Regimental number479
Place of birthLouth, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinHy. P.G. Brackenridge, 11 Woodlands Road, Barnes, London, SW, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Territorial Force, England; 1 year in Officer Training Corps.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGympie, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 24 September 1914
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Discharge date13 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disease of the heart), Brisbane, 13 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRACKENRIDGE Philip

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