Robert Joseph BROOKS

BROOKS, Robert Joseph

Service Number: 4442
Enlisted: 5 November 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
Born: Knowsley, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Driver
Died: Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 25 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 29), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
28 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4442, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4442, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
8 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
25 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood

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