Regimental number | 2215 |
Place of birth | Croydon, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Grand Central Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Brother, Lionel Brett, Ford Street, Edmonton, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 19), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Esther BRETT; husband of Jessie St. John BRETT-BUSH, 14 Elizabeth Street, Ashfield, New South Wales. Native of Croydon, England |