| Regimental number | 3O11 |
| Place of birth | Irvinebank, Queensland |
| School | State School, Irvinebank, and Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Irvinebank, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Brodie, Irvinebank via Cairns, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets, and with the Charters Towers Rifles, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class II) |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | On outbreak of war served 6 months on Thursday Island. Enlisted for service abroad in June 1915, sattended NCO's School, was promoted Corporal, sailed 4 October 1915. Arrived in Egypt, November 26th; attended Machine Gun Instruction School, passed with 93%. Served some tme in the desert; left for France, 29 May 1916. Was wounded in the foot by a shell, September 1916; spent 4 weeks off duty. Was killed by a shell. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 23.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 5), Flers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Emily BRODIE, Irvinebank, North Queensland |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
