Regimental number | 7200 |
Place of birth | Rocky Cape, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Waratah, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B E Brakey, Waratah, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 48), Enclosure No. 4, Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Annie BRAKEY; husband of Bertha BRAKEY, Hall Street, Waratah, Tasmania. Born at Rocky Cape, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5536 Albert Ferguson BRAKEY, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Belgium, 7 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |