Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Master University High School |
Address | 422 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Brookes, 422 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 389 Pte Vernon Thomas BROOKES, 7th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front ~ |