James BRACK MC

BRACK, James

Service Numbers: 27, Commissioned Officer, N393899
Enlisted: 19 August 1914
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: Unspecified British Units
Born: Mansfield, Victoria , 10 May 1888
Home Town: Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Natural, Canberra ACT, 12 November 1979, aged 91 years
Cemetery: Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell, A.C.T.
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World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 27, 1st Divisional Signal Company
20 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 27, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
2 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 27, 1st Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Promoted 10 April 1915
6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 27, 1st Divisional Signal Company, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, per Service record. Promoted 17 Aug 1915 in the field
6 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Substantive promotion
9 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Egypt - as part of the 'Doubling of the AIF'.
11 Jun 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, per service record
9 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, per service record
20 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 47th Infantry Battalion
30 Jul 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
16 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Cross, 1st Passchendaele
10 Jun 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion
11 Dec 1918: Transferred Second Lieutenant, Unspecified British Units, Offered a commission in the British Regular Army on cessation of hostilities - per service record
26 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer

World War 2 Service

12 Jun 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, N393899

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