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BRINKLEY, Noel Clarence
| Service Number: | 2479 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Ewin, South Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of wounds (most likely self-inflicted), Marion Rocks, SA, 15 March 1934 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 4S, Site No: 29 |
| Memorials: | Tea Tree Gully War Memorial Arch Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2479, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, SA | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked 2479, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Adelaide | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement 2479, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2479, 27th Infantry Battalion, See SA Red Cross links | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, France - shrapnel wound to left arm . Transported to England for treatment 9 August 1916 | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd wounding | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd wounding - leg severe. Transported to England/Portsmouth for treatment 18/11/1917 | |
| 12 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th wounding - GSW to left hand resulting in amputation of a finger. Transported to England/Eastbourne for treatment | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2479, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant |
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Enlisted from Magill - notice below published with service photo by his Church.
Corporal N.C. Brinkley who is in France with his battalion (27th) is a faithful Solider of Jesus Christ, and was respected by all who knew him for his godly life. Before enlisting Bandsman Brinkley played second tenor. Although living nine miles from the corps, he could be relied upon to be at his post. His great delight was to work for God. Corporal Brinkley was a Corps Cadet, and took great interest in the Y.P. Work."
Corporal Brinkley writes to his mother from "Somewhere in France," April 2, 1916 :
"My dear Mother—I am taking this opportunity of writing you a few lines prior to my departure to the trenches. I am writing to wish you all at home a long and perhaps last farewell. Well, mother dear, I am happy and perfectly contented to-day as I write. I realize that God is indeed very near to me. I have no fear of the future, for I know that all is well with my soul, and now that I am about to enter into the danger and turmoil of battle, all is O so peaceful and calm. Though in the world without all is confusion and struggling, within my heart is a peace, mother dear, which Jesus alone can give, that my heart goes out in praise and thanksgiving for all His goodness and His tender mercies toward me."
April 24.—Corporal Brinkley had a very narrow escape with a shrapnel shell second night in the trenches, when a huge fragment of shell whizzed past his head and landed in the trench alongside of him, but thanks be to God, for last writing under date May 12, he was quite safe and well.
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