Regimental number | 3026 |
Place of birth | Whitby's Farm, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
School | Meanwood Council School, Lancashire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Groom |
Address | Glebe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Brierley, Ivy Model Farm, Chorley, Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Landed at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Second entry first did not match |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLIV, Row A, Grave No. 8), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Sarah BRIERLEY, 5 Tower Buildings, Chorley Qld Road, Bolton, Lancs. Native of Rochdale, lancs, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |