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BROMILOW, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 21096 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Port Pirie Hospital, South Australia, 19 June 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia CP 235 Grave 8 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 21096, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 21096, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 21096, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 21096 | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 21096, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
John Joseph BROMILOW was born in Williamstown, Victoria in 1879 to John Joseph BROMILOW (1853-1928) and Elizabeth BROMILOW nee DAVIDSON (1856-1898).
John BROMILOW originally joined the AIF at Adelaide on 11.10.1915 at the age of 38 years and given service number 1845. He was attached to the 15th reinforcements of the 3rd Lighthorse. On 09.02.1916, he was medically discharged for poor dental health. Was not deployed during this period.
He re-enlisted on 04.08.1917 and given service number 21096. He was attached to the 5th Division Signals Company.
Pte. BROMILOW was deployed to England on the 28.02.1918 on H.M.A.T A71 Nestor and to France on 29.01.1919.
He returned to Australia on the 18.08.1919. He was discharged from the AIF on 10.09.1919. Interestingly he was only awarded the British War Medal. (no Victory Medal)