Regimental number | 7951 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | York, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, H Brockman, Grey Street, York, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board SS Canberra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'This soldier is brought to notice for conspicuous gallantry, ability and devotion to duty in an attack on LE VERGUIER on the 18th September 1918. This soldier was a runner attached to Battalion headquarters and his duties consisted in keeping communication under bad weather conditions and under heavy fire, with advancing Infantry. His courage, resource and general demeanour under most trying conditions, was very marked, and his fine example an inspiration to his comrades.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 143 Pte Frederick Locke BROCKMAN, 16th Bn, killed in action, 9 May 1915; 2291 Pte Ralph william BROCKMAN, 43rd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |