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Oswald Victor BROOKS

Regimental number1622
Place of birthMillicent, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressGlencoe West, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Thomas Brooks, same address
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 7), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Anne BROOKS, Glencoe West, South Australia. Native of Milicent
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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