Regimental number | 7201 |
Place of birth | Killarney Queensland |
School | State School, Killarney, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Killarney, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Brunton, South Killarney, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 25.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Killarney General Cemetery, Queensland. Parents: Robert (d. 8 April 1926, aged 68; bu. Killarney Cemetery) and Margaret Jane (d. 11 June 1943, aged 86; bu. Killarney Cemetery) BRUNTON, Rainbow Street, Sandgate, Queensland. Native of Killarney, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |