BREYLEY, Herbert William
| Service Number: | 67822 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Ganmain, NSW, 15 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Temora District Hospital, Temora, NSW, 5 January 1949, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Young Pitstone Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67822, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) | |
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| 2 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 67822, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Embarked Private, 67822, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Medic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The death occurred in Temora District Hospital , of Mr. Herbert William Breyley, aged 51. He went to Temora 11 years ago, joining the staff of Harold Melzer as foreman carpenter. A native of Ganmain, he spent his early youth at Cootamundra, and was afterwards at Wagga. He married 24 years ago, at Cootamundra, and his wife and four children' survive. At the time of their father's passing, Frances and David were away in camp — Frances, with the Girl Guides at Glengarrie, near Turrumurra; David at the Scouts' Jamboree, in Melbourne. Deceased's father, aged 78, resides at Thirroul, and other members of the family are two sisters, Misses Jessie and Alice Breyley, and one brother, Mr. Gilbert Breyley, of Picton.
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