John Stewart BRAKENRIDGE

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BRAKENRIDGE, John Stewart

Service Number:	4739
Enlisted:	9 November 1915, Enlisted with his brother SN 4738 Hamilton James BRAKENRIDGE
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Craddock, South Australia, 10 July 1885
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Pirie, South Australia
Occupation:	Barman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Likely buried in the Noeuil Cemetery but unmarked.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

9 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4739, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted with his brother SN 4738 Hamilton James BRAKENRIDGE
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4739, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4739, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
20 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4739, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4739, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4739 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

John Stewart BRAKENRIDGE was born on the 10th July 1885, the son of Andrew (aka George) BRAKENRIDGE and Cathren MCEWAN.

Siblings:

Andrew Gilbert 1876 - 1876

William 1877 - 1912

Lorimer Roy 1880 - 1881

Douglas McIntyre 1882 - 1961 SN 4759 16th Battalion

Leslie McEwan 1888 - 1949

Stanley George 1890 - 1976 SN 1133 16th Battalion

Margaret Jean (DAVIS) 1893 -

Hamilton James 1894 - 1980 SN 4738 50th Battalion

Isabel Mary 1898 - 1916

Duncan 1900 - 1979

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