BROTHERS, Charles King
| Service Number: | 7281 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 16 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bullecourt, France, 22 April 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Gordon Gymnastic & Athletics Club Honour Board, Toowoomba Rangeville State School Pictorial Roll of Honour 2, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St Luke's Church WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 7281, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 7281, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 22 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 7281, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7281 awm_unit: 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-04-22 |
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"...7281 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles King Brothers, 6th Field Company Engineers, of Orange, NSW. A draper prior to enlistment, he had previously served for four years with the Citizens Military Forces, attaining the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Sgt Brothers embarked from Sydney with the 5th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916. Later transferring to the 5th Field Company Engineers, Sgt Brothers died of wounds at Bullecourt, France, on 22 April 1917, aged 19 years. He was one of over 50 descendants of Phillip Gidley King, Third Governor of NSW, to serve in the First World War." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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