Regimental number | 1470 |
Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales |
School | Albury Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 19 Calvin Grove, Auburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Michael Brumm, 7 Mulcahy Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Won the Swimming Championship at the Albury Superior Public School in 1909' (details from father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Mary BRUMM, Macauley Street, Albury, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2466 Driver Arthur BRUMM, 5th Division Train, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918. |
Other details |
Enlisted, 28 June 1915; deserted; re-enlisted 9 November 1915. War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 10 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915; taken on strength, 29th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 22 March 1916, of being absent without leave from 2100, 20 March, till 2100, 21 March 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported wounded and missing, 19-20 July 1916. Note on file: 'Identification Disc received from Germany. No particulars afforded except that the soldier is deceased. To be reported as KILLED IN ACTION.' Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Believed buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix Sh 36.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Note, Red Cross File No 600203: Translation of German Death Voucher received from Capt. Mills: 'Austr. Pte. Brumm, N.L. 1/29 Btn., No 1470., fell on 19.7.16 in the neighborhood of Fromelles'. Note on file: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 1), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRUMM Norman Leslie
Red Cross file 600203 |