Regimental number | 54300 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Camden, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cobbity, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Brooks, Mount Hunter, Camden, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th General Service Reinforcements (New South Wales) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Feldmarschall on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th General Service Reinforcements |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 19 June 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 9 October 1918 (eyes); disembarked England, 27 August 1918, and admitted to Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, 27 August 1918 (trachoma); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 28 August 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Runic', 31 August 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 7 November 1918; discharged (medically unfit: trachoma), Sydney, 31 January 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 68 |
Place of burial | Dungog General Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROOKS Arthur James Samuel |