Regimental number | 1886 |
School | Church of England Grammar School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Agricultural High School Farm, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Thomas Andrew Brittlebank, Agricultural High School Farm, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Previous military service | 46th Infantry; Served in the Cadets and in the 12th Light Horse, Sale, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: T.A. and Marion BRITTLEBANK, High School Farm, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. Native of Myrniong |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 589 Pte Cyril Clifton BRITTLEBANK, 13th Light Horse & 1st Cyclists' Bn, died of disease, 23 May 1918; 3679 Pte Thomas Napier MYERS, 41st Bn, killed in action, 1 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |