BROCKLEBANK, William Holcroft
| Service Number: | 7196 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 3 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | George Street School, Dunedin |
| Occupation: | Departmental Manager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 14, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 7196, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7196, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7196, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7196 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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William Holcroft BROCKLEBANK was born on 3rd September, 1891 in Dunedin, New Zealand
His parents were William BROCKLEBANK and Frances Hodgman TYREE
He had previous service with the New Zealand Army Corps in the Samoan Expeditionary Force (see following link to his Biography)
William was Killed in Action on 13th October, 1917, Paschendaele, Belgium and is buried in Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium - he is honoured on the Australian War Memorial and the Auckland War Memorial. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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