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BROOKS, Robert Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4442 |
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| 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" Panel 29 Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4442, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 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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