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BROOKS, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1883 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 20 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, No 61 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 8 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie V A 20, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1883, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1883, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Harriet BROOKS, Kedron Park Road, Woolowin, Brisbane
THOUGH LOST TO SIGHT TO MEMORY EVER DEAR SORROWING FATHER & MOTHER
Mr. and Mrs. W. Brooks, of Kedron Park road, Wooloowin, have received the sad news that their son, Private Percy Brooks, 41st Battalion (who has been on active service for 2 years and 7 months), died of wounds at No. 61 Casualty station on 8th August. Private Percy Brooks had been wounded twice and gassed once and had returned to duty on 22nd June.
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