| Regimental number | 3016 |
| Place of birth | Hillgrove, New South Wales |
| School | Guyra Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 'Inverness', Guyra, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. E. Walker, 'Inverness,' Guyra, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 months, Compulsory Military Service scheme; 9 months in Australian Light Horse, Citzen Military Forces, Guyra. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John BRODIE and Ellen WALKER. Native of Hillgrove, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1610 WO II William James BRODIE, 7th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Joined 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, and taken on strength, 16 February 1916. Transferred to 7th Light Horse Regiment, 19 May 1916; taken on strength, romani, 23 May 1917. Admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Um Urgan, 9 July 1917 (septic), and transferred to Anzac Rest Camp, Tel el Marakeb; discharged to duty, 18 July 1917; rejoined Regiment, Shellal, 25 July 1917, and returned to hospital same day. Admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 25 July 1917 (debility); discharged to duty, and rejoined Regiment, 5 August 1917. Admitted to Port Said Rest Camp, 19 August 1917; rejoined Regiment, 29 August 1917. Killed in action, 8 November 1917. Note on Form B103: 'B Squadron forced to withdraw & his body had to be left.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRODIE Walter Joseph |
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