BROOKS, John Blackler
| Service Number: | 2125 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1915, 4th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tarlee, South Australia, 16 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Tarlee, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bois Grenier, France, 30 May 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
X Farm Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Row G, Grave No. 3, X Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National Australia Bank WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2125, 27th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2125, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2125, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 30 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2125, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2125 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-05-30 |
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"..2125 Private (Pte) John Blackler Brooks, 27th Battalion, of Tarlee, SA. With three years service in senior cadets and one year with the 79th Infantry, Citizens Military Forces (CMF), Pte Brooks was employed as a clerk with the National Bank of Australia before he enlisted in in the AIF in June 1915. He left Australia for Egypt with the 4th Reinforcements in September 1915, and was transferred to the Western Front four months later. Pte Brooks was killed in action whilst manning a front line trench in the Bridoux Salient near Bois Grenier on 20 May 1916, age 20." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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