BRODIE, James Darling
| Service Number: | 4381 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gallashiels, Scotland, United Kingdom, 21 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookseller-P &D Lyle, a Dalkeith printers and stationers, |
| Died: | Accidental (Motor Vehicle), Eskbank Road, Dalkeith, Scotland, United Kingdom, France, 15 July 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Penicuik Cemetery, Midlothian, Scotland Row L, Grave 116 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4381, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4381, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4381, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4381 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 30.
He is remembered on the Penicuik War Memorial at the Jackson Street entrance of the George V Playing Fields.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
James worked with P &D Lyle, a Dalkeith printers and stationers, before emigrating to Australia. He joined the Australian Infantry and served in Egypt before moving to England. He returned to Dalkeith on leave.
Memorialised-Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour.
Biography
22 Battalion
Rank - Corporal
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of James and Annie Brodie, of Galashiels, Scotland. Brother of Margaret Temple Brodie, 10 Stephey Street, St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
James Darling Brodie was born on 21st March, 1886 at Galashiels, Scotland.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 31st January, 1916 as a 26 year old Salesman (Bookseller) from Melbourne, Victoria.
Acting Corporal Brodie, Service number 4381, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on RMS Orontes on 29th March, 1916.
Corporal James Darling Brodie was accidentally killed by a Motor Lorry whilst on leave on 15th July, 1916 at Dalkeith, Scotland as per the Finding of a Court of Enquiry.
He was buried in Penicuik Cemetery, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland – Plot number L. 116 (Private plot belonging to his uncle – James Darling) and has a Private Headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The Service Record file does not record any information of where Brodie was posted once he left Melbourne. He would have been posted to a Training Battalion in England before being sent on leave)
(The above is a summary of my research & the full Court of Enquiry transcript can be found by following the link below.)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/penicuik.html
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