Regimental number | 5960 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Willunga, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.9 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Brooking, Willunga, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/102/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 8826 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 27 December 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: nervous dyspepsia), Adelaide, 25 March 1919. War service: 4 years 77 days (of which 3 years 222 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROOKING Harold |