John BRINKLEY

BRINKLEY, John

Service Number: 1786
Enlisted: 5 March 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 34th Infantry Battalion
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, November 1881
Home Town: Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carter
Died: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 7 July 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW
ANGLICAN 1-21. 65.
Memorials: Cooks Hill St John's Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

5 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 34th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 1786, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 1786, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
20 Apr 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 34th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery

Private John William Hammond Brinkley (born 1881 Newcastle, New South Wales, carter from Darby Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, enlisted 5.3.1916, 34th Battalion, Reg No-1786, RTA 21.3.1918, died 17.7.1963, age 81, not officially commemorated) resting same location. ANGLICAN 1-21. 65.