George Weale BROOKS

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Service Number:	5147
Enlisted:	22 April 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 September 1878
Home Town:	Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Music teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 13. HE HAS FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT HE DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Maryborough Albert State School War Memorial, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Warwick War Memorial

22 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5147, 31st Infantry Battalion
14 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 5147, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
14 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 5147, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
4 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion

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