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BROKENSHIRE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5057 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamilton Elementary School |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton Fire Brigade Pictorial Honour Roll, Hamilton War Memorial, St. Pol British Cemetery Memorial, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5057, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5057, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5057, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 5057, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5057 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Joseph BROKENSHIRE was born in Hamilton, Victoria in 1895
His parents were John BROKENSHIRE & Emma COOPER
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