Regimental number | 7373 |
Place of birth | Salisbury, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cleve, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.4 |
Height | 5' 11 |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F J Brooks, Cleve, West Coast, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 62508 Pte Andrew Benjamin BROOKS, 5th South Australian Reinforcements, ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 9 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Adelaide, 3 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | Port Lincoln RSL Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BROOKS Joseph Samuel |