Regimental number | 3038 |
Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria |
School | East Brunswick State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Glass blower |
Address | 3 Gloucester Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Brook, 3 Gloucester Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3038A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 November 1915 (varicose veins); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 8 December 1915; discharged, 10 December 1915. Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 21 January 1916 (varicose veins); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 January 1916; rejoined 5th Bn, Serapeum, 2 February 1916. Transferred to 57th Bn, and taken on strength, 17 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, Tel Kebir, 15 March 1916, and taken on strength. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, Staging Camp, 5 April 1916 (otitis media), and transferred same day to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia; discharged to duty, 4 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 550103: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-1919.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROOK Arthur Stanley
Red Cross File No 550103 |