Regimental number | 7199 |
Place of birth | Kurrajong, New South Wales |
School | State School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Atherton via Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C.A. Bromfield, Atherton, Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'A military reject of 3 occasions, but was determined, and died, doing his duty.' (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row B, Grave No. 7), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary BROMFIELD, Hanall Street, Parramatta, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3025 Sergeant Astley James BROMFIELD, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; found guilty, 9 March 1917, of being absent without leave from 1000 hours, 7 March 1917, until 2300 hours, 7 March 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeits 1 day's pay by Royal Warrant; disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 17 July 1917. Proceeded to unit, 2 August 1917; taken on strength of 15th Bn, 4 August 1917. Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 21 September 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 22 September 1917; to Ambulance Train, 23 September 1917; to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen 24 September 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 26 September 1917; discharged, 28 September 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 29 September 1917. Proceeded to unit, 5 October 1917; rejoined 15th Bn, 6 October 1917. Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 21 December 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No.64 West Lancs Field Ambulance, 28 December 1917, rejoined unit, 28 December 1917. Wounded in action, 28 March 1918; admitted to No 2/1 West Riding Field Ambulance, 28 March 1918 (gunshot wounds, face and left knee); transferred to No 56 Casualty Clearing Station, 28 March 1918; to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 29 March 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Camiers, 31 March 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 2 April 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 14 May 1918. Proceeded to unit, 24 May 1918; rejoined 15th Bn, 29 May 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Buried, 6 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROMFIELD Jack Mawdsley |