Regimental number | 8771 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Ligar Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J J Brokenshire, Ligar Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Comenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 7 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas burns, concussion; left inguinal hernia), Melbourne, 22 October 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Donald Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROKENSHIRE Harry Stanley |