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John Robert BROOKS

Regimental number5657
Place of birthBolton, Lancashire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
AddressDunedoo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinUncle, J Davis, c/o Hoy Slop Stores, Five Ways, South Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 10 February 1916 - 2nd Bn, 18th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 2nd Bn, 29 September 1916.
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death34
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 26), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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