BRUNTON, Joseph Edward
| Service Number: | 6956 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Granville, New South Wales, May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Seven Hills, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Seven Hills and Parramatta South Superior School |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6956, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6956, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6956, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6956, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
Joseph Edward Brunton
Joseph Edward Brunton was born in Prospect in 1981 and his parent's names were Joseph and Mary. He also had two older brothers who also joined the army called Peter and William. Before he enlisted he was an orchardist. He lived at 'Ravenswood',Seven Hills with his parents. Joseph enlisted on November 1 in 1916 at the Sydney Showgrounds when he was at the age of 25. He also served with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front. He was in the Australia army. Joseph embarked from Sydney on HMAT 'Benalla' A24 on 9 November 1916. By October 1 1917, his Battalion was holding the front trench lines near Chateaux Wood, Belgium, when they repulsed a German attack. He is on the Toongabbie District Roll of Honour at Toongabbie Public School.
Submitted 30 November 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
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