John George BREBBER

BREBBER, John George

Service Number: 1136
Enlisted: 10 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dinnet, Aberdeen, Scotland, 14 February 1885
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Aberdeen National School
Occupation: Ships steward
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915, aged 30 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1136, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1136, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1136, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
16 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1136, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1136, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

John George BREBBER was born on 14th February, 1885 at Dinnet, Aberdeen, Scotland

His parents were Alexander BREBBER and Margaret (Maggie) ADAM who married on 29th June, 1877 in Aberdeen

He enlisted in Liverpool, NSW on 10th February, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Ceramic on 25th June, 1915 with the 18th Infantry Battalion, D Company

John was Killed in Action at Gallipoli during the Battle for Hill 60 on 22nd August, 1915 - he has no known grave

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Lone Pine Memorial

Medals:  1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

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