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BRASIER, George

Service Number:	1721
Enlisted:	6 January 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 23 February 1893
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Marist Brother Catholic College, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Influenza, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1919, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Bendigo Cemetery Quarry Hill, Victoria, Australia PLOT Mon I6, Grave 24234 Full name - William George Brasier (brother Albert John Brasier also interred there following his death in 1941)
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

6 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 5th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1721, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1721, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
29 Jun 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Right hand - rifle bullet shot by a sniper, resulting in disabled index finger, tissue damage and loss of power in the hand.
15 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 5th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia per HMAT Themistocles. Disembarked Melbourne 9 September, 1915.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann BRASIER of 94 Garsed Street, Bendigo, Vic.