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MIDDLEBROOK, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 618 |
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Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Kernot, Bass Coast, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Helier School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds - back, At sea on board HS Rewa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 July 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain V.L. Keelan officiated Panel 42, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grantville District Pictorial Honour Roll, Grantville St. Helier District Honor Roll, Korumburra War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 618, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 618, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 618, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Middlebrook and Elizabeth Middlebrook nee Bogle of Kernot, Victoria. Brother of Agnes Rose Middlebrook, Ellen Middlebrook, Cuthbert Middlebrook, Thomas Matthew Middlebrook, Mary Ann Middlebrook and Margaret Middlebrook
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal