BROOKS, Reginald Ernest
| Service Number: | 1151 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Camooweal, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 18 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Camooweal, Mount Isa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | 29 July 1965, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld NP2 grave 67 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1151, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Camooweal, Qld. | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1151, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1151, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney |
Reginald
REGINALD ERNEST MCDERMOTT BROOKS
No:1151
6/11th Light Horse Regiment
Reginald was born on 18.9.1894 in Manly N.S.W to Charles and Blanche (Wiseheart).
Enlisted in Camooweal on 16.12.1914 and while still in training he was promoted to Corporal on 12.3.1915. He embarked from Sydney aboard Mashobra on 4.10.1915 bound for Egypt. He operated with 11th LHR in the Suez Canal, Sinia Desert and Palestine.
5.2.1916 he was attached to the Camel Transport Corps as acting company Sergeant Major in Kantara, Suez Canal. After many months of hospitalisation due to fevers, he was sent to England.
Promotions: 26.4.1919 Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1
16.7.1919 Warrant Officer Class 1
The family bought the Palm Island Resort in 1948 where Reginald resided as Manager until his passing on 29.7.1965.
Buried in the Proserpine Old Cemetery. NP2 grave 67.
Submitted 2 January 2025 by Lyn Burke
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Blanche BELL nee WISEHEART, 98 Spit Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
The family bought the Palm Island Resort in 1948 where Reginald resided as Manager until his passing on 29.7.1965
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