Regimental number | 2125 |
Place of birth | Tarlee, South Australia |
School | State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Railway Station, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Brooks, Railway Station, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | PTE (Acting LCPL) |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 20.9 |
Place of burial | "X" Farm Cemetery, (Row G, Grave No. 3), La Chapelle-de-Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen BROOKS, Railway Station, Gladstone, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins (1st): 3 killed in action; 1356 Pte Alwyn J HOLT MM, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918. |