BREBBER, John George
Service Number: | 1136 |
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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 |
World War 1 Service
10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1136, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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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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Add my storyBiography 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