WILLENBROCK, John Henry
| Service Number: | 585 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whitechapel, London, England, 16 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 585, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Bundaberg, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 585, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 585, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Captain, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Henry WILLENBROCK was born in Whitechapel, London on 16th April, 1888
His parents were Friedrich (Frederick) WILLENBROCK & Caroline HEIMANN who married in London in 1884
Previously he had served for a year and a half in the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and 3 years as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment, Auckland Mounted Rifles in New Zealand, before he enlisted in Bundaberg, Queensland on 27th August, 1914 and embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Star of England on 24th September, 1914 with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
He was promoted to Sergeant on 29th December, 1915, to 2nd Lieutenant on 12th March, 1916 and Commissioned to be a Lieutenant with the 49th Infantry Battalion where he had transferred to on 15th March 1916
John was Killed in Action in France on 5th April, 1918 - no known grave - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
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