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BROPHY, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 870 |
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Enlisted: | 28 October 1916 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 23 December 1896 |
Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Beryl Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Grocer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong Beryl Public School WW1 Roll of Honour, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 870, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 870, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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