BRUMBY, William Christopher
| Service Number: | 585 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grimoldby, Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kelstern School, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery To be rededicated on 19 July 2024 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sorrento St. John's Anglican Church Memorial Window, Sorrento War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 585, Depot Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 585, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 585, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 585, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1887 Brumby William Christopher Louth 7a 607
He was 29 and the son of William and Eliza Brumby, of Hedge Ends Farm, Grimoldby, Lincs, England
Grimoldby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 4 miles east from Louth.
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Private William Christopher Brumby has been found and identified along with 6 others in 2024. His remains were discovered in 2007 but only recently with the use of DNA and forensic evidence has he been positively identified.
Private Barnatt will have his headstone rededicated on the anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles on 19 July 2024.
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