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BRACK, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 27, Commissioned Officer, N393899 |
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| 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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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 27, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
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| 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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