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BROCKLEY, John Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2371 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Victoria, 1867 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Central State School, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Iron Worker |
| Died: | Black Watch shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 16, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2371, Mining Corps | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2371, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2371, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2371, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2371, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2371, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2371 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
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