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William George BRINKLEY

Regimental number813
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
SchoolDiddillibah State School, Queensland
ReligionProtestant
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o W J Hill, Wombye, North Coast line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinUncle, Willian John Hill, Wombye, North Coast line, Queensland
Enlistment date3 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 August 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 1), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Charlott BRINKLEY. Born at Brisbane, Queensland
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery, France. Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 1. Son of George and Charlott Brinkley

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