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Ernest Richard BRIMSON

Regimental number3280
Place of birthFrome, Somerset, England
ReligionBaptist
OccupationPrinter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.10
Height5' 4"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinWife, Victoria Alice Maud Brimson, Mackenzie Street, Church Lands Estate, West Leederville, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 July 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialMorchies British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRIMSON Ernest Richard

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