BRANLEY, John Mulkeedis
| Service Number: | 5053 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 12 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Josephs Convent, Devonport |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Rokeby St Matthew's Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5053, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5053, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 5053, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5053 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Mulkeedis BRANLEY (Jack) was born on 12th December, 1894 in Launceston, Tasmania - his birth was registered as John Melchiadis BRANLEY
His parents were Patrick BRANLEY and Teresa McMAHON who married in Launceston in 1888 - they were living in New Zealand when John enlisted for WW1 on 27th January, 1916 in Claremont, Tasmania
John was engaged to Rhoda KIMBER who was living in England
He was killed instantly by shell fire on 16th October, 1917 while holding the line in front of Broodseind when on outpost duty and buried where he fell - his name is memorialised on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial & the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
Johns brother William Alphonsus BRANLEY (SN3625) 26th Battalion also served and was invalided back to Australia in 1916
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