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Halcombe Ferrier BROCK

SchoolPulteney St (Church of England) School, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressWoodville Road, Woodville, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, T.A. Brock, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the 16th Australian Light Horse, Adelaide; was also area officer for the Port Adelaide District.
Enlistment date14 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death2 June 1915
Age at death28
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 25), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Hannah BROCK, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 36092 Gunner George Lindsay BROCK, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, France, 21 June 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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