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William James BROOKE

Regimental number1183
Date of birth27 October 1868
Place of birthCrewe, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBexley, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation49
Height6' 0.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ida Brooke, 'Leura', Gladstone Street, Bexley, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 September 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Marsina on 28 September 1917
FateReturned to Australia 25 November 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll.
Discharge date5 January 1920
Family/military connectionsSon: 7034 Pte Robert Talbot BROOKE, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Rabaul

Medal: British War Medal

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