BRISCO, Herbert George Hampton
| Service Number: | 1200 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandsworth, London, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | County School, Richmond, Surrey, England |
| Occupation: | Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France , 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrogin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1200, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1200, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1895 Brisco Herbert George H Wandsworth
1d 706.
Age on arrival in Australia
16
Age at embarkation 20.
Embarkation details:Two ships sailed from Fremantle carrying men from the 28th Battalion Headquarters, and Companies A, B, C and D. From embarkation records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship each man sailed on. They are: 30 officers and 982 others embarked at Fremantle, Western Australia, on HMAT A11, 'Ascanius', on 29 June 1915 and 12 others embarked at Fremantle, Western Australia, on HMAT A36, 'Thirty-Six, on 12 July 1916.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs Jane Elizabeth Clarke Brisco, 40 Mount Ararat Road, Richmond
Served in the Territorial Force, Richmond, Surrey, England
Enlistment date-27 February 1915
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