BREST, Hastings Ferdinand
| Service Number: | 3024 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia, 23 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Frederickton, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Frederickton State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Post Office letter carrier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 September 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI, Warwick Amateur Rugby League Footballers Honour Roll, Warwick War Memorial, Warwick War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3024, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3024, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3024, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3024, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3024 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-19 |
Hastings Ferdinand Brest
Hastings Ferndinand Brest was born in Kempsey NSW in 1896. He enlisted at Toowoomba on 21 Sep 1915 aged 19. He embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Itonus on 30 Dec 1915 and served with the 45th Infantry Battalion on the Western Front.
He was the son of George and Mary Hooper Brest, and had been a postal letter carrier in Toowoomba before his enlistment
Hastings was wounded on three occasions during his service, the third occasion proving fatal. He died aged 22 on 19 Sep 1918 in France.
Hastings is remembered on the Blacktown Solider's Memorial, and was buried in the Roisel Communal Cemertery Extension, France.
Submitted 22 November 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
Biography contributed
Hastings Ferdinand BREST was born in Frederickton, NSW on 23rd June 1896
His parents were George BREST & Mary Hooper BLIGHT
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