Regimental number | 124 |
Place of birth | Hopetoun, Victoria |
School | State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Watchmaker |
Address | 75 Hanover Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, James Brooks,75 Hanover Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 3 years in the Junior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Garnet Albert Roy BROOKS. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Shrapnel Gully, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 18.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, grave No. 49), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Emma BROOKS, 75 Hanover Street, Brunswick West, Victoria. NAtive of Hopetoun, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |