BROKENSHIRE, Percy William
| Service Number: | 4440 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia, 20 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bishops Bridge Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wickham, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1948, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-177. 39. |
| Memorials: | Maitland Bishops Bridge Public School & District Honour Roll, Maitland Church of England South Maitland District Parish Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4440, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4440, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4440, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4440, 4th Infantry Battalion, GSW left elbow, severe, Bullecourt area | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4440, 4th Infantry Battalion, Invalided home after wounding at Bullecourt II |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Good News! A Returned Digger of The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery, his Honour and Dignity to be restored.
Private Percy William Brokenshire, 4th Battalion (Reg No-4440), labourer from Bishops Bridge, New South Wales and 8 Broadmeadow Road, Hamilton, N.S.W. and 33 Fleming Street, Wickham, N.S.W., father of eight, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery on the 19th May 1948, age 54. ANGLICAN 3-177. 39.
Son of William and Ada Ellen Brokenshire nee Tuck; husband of Linda E M Brokenshire nee Gorton (married 1924, Stroud, N.S.W., died 1933) and Florence Violet Brokenshire nee Gould (married 1935, Wickham, N.S.W., died?)
Wounded in action - 19.4.1917 (GSW left elbow, severe, Bullecourt), invalided home November 1917.
No headstone.
Wooden cross erected - 12.6.2016.
I submitted an application to DVA October 2021 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, and this was accepted November 2021.
Younger brother Samuel John (53rd Battalion, Reg No-3116, born 1895, died 1971) also resting at the cemetery. ANGLICAN 3-192. 50.
Younger brother Henry (Harry) Wallace (56th Battalion, Reg No-3519, born 1897, KIA 26/9/1917, Polygon Wood, Belgium) awaiting memorialisation same location, a Memorial Cross placed at the gravesite - 4.8.2021.
Lest We Forget.
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