Herbert Cecil BROOKES

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Service Number:	180
Enlisted:	10 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Manchester, Lancashire, England, 14 March 1894
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Occupation:	Engineers Improver
Died:	Preston, Victoria, Australia, 15 April 1938, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Tree Plaque:	Macedon Honour Avenue

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10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 180, Depot Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 180, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 180, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 180, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded In Action - Shell Shock
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 180, Embarked H.S. "Kanowna" for R.T.A. - Shell Shock
4 Jan 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 180, 29th Infantry Battalion, Medical Discharge - Shell Shock

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