William Keith SEABROOK

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SEABROOK, William Keith

Service Numbers:	6182, Commissioned Officer
Enlisted:	1 August 1916
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bulli, Wollongong - New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telephonist
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 21 September 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6182, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6182, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
21 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 17th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-21

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

The youngest of three brothers, Lieutenant William Keith Seabrook was a telephonist of Petersham, New South Wales, Australia and serving in the Senior Cadets as a Second Lieutenant when he enlisted in the AIF on 1 August 1916, Commissioned as a Lieutenant and embarking on the 26th October 1916 with the 17th Reinforcements of the 17th Battalion. Ominously all three Seabrook brothers were serving with 17 Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Committed to the Battle of Menin Road as part of the Third Ypres campaign, all three were killed together as the assault exploited into Polygon Wood. At the time of their deaths, George was aged 25, Theo was aged 24 and William was aged 21. Theo and George are commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres while William is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, a hospital cemetery SW of Ypres.

Their father, William George Seabrook, of 64 Margaret Street Petersham was listed as next of kin.

Mr. W. Seabrook, of Petersham, has received information that his eldest son, Private G. R. Seabrook, and his younger son, Lieutenant Keith Seabrook, have been killed. The former was a master-painter, and enlisted in June, 1916. Another brother, Private T. L. Seabrook, was wounded. Each of these casualties occurred on September 20.

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