Regimental number | 2865 |
Place of birth | Wing, Buckinghamshire, England |
School | Wing Boys' Council School, Wing, Buckinghamshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Bellanini, South Coast, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Brand, High Street, Wings Leighton, Bucks, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, Territorial Force, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mericourt, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 9), France |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched into 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 21 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 23 March 1917; taken on strength of 59th Bn, in the field, 25 March 1917. Wounded in action, 2 October 1917; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 3 October 1917, and transferred to No 10 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (shrapnel wound, back and legs; gassed); to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 4 October 1917; to No 30 Ambulance Train, 7 October 1917; to England, 8 October 1917; to No 1 London General Hospital, Camberwell, 9 October 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 10 December 1917; discharged to furlough, 19 December 1917, and to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 21 January 1918. Marched out of No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 22 April 1918; marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 22 April 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 May 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 17 May 1917. Proceeded to unit, 18 May 1918; rejoined unit, 2 June 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Buried by Reverend F.C. Bremer, Marricourt Abbey Cemetery, 7 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRAND Bert |