BROOKS, William Abercrombie
| Service Number: | 113 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Place of Enlistment Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belturbet, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Irvinebank, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Egypt, 2 March 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
| Tree Plaque: |
Anzac Tree Watsonville
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| Memorials: | Charters Towers Boys Central School Great War Honor Board, Charters Towers Queenton State School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Colour Sergeant, 113, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 113, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 113, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in Action Gallipoli Peninisular- gunshot wound to calf | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Promoted from Col. Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant. |
William Abbott Brookes
2nd Lieutenant Sergt. William Abercrombie BROOKS
Regimental number 113 Date of birth --/09/1887
Place of birth Killymarken, Co Fermanagh, Ireland
Religion Church of England Occupation Miner
Address Aland Street, Charters Towers, Queensland
Marital status Single Age at embarkation 27
Height 6' 0" Weight 170 lbs
Next of kin Mrs Jane Langland, Atherton, Queensland
Previous military service 2nd Infantry. 5 years 5 months Kennedy Regiment,
6 Weeks Port Moresby, Enlistment date 17 September 1914
Place of enlistment Townsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Colour SGT
Unit name 15th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll 2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll 15th Battalion. With Thanks to Shirley Powley.
Promotions 2nd Lieutenant
Unit: 15th Battalion Promotion date: 20 January 1916
Fate Died of disease 2 March 1916 of Typhoid Fever. (Enteric Fever). ... Definition. Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are serious illnesses caused by Salmonella bacteria.
Place of burial Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 337), Egypt
Commemoration details 75
Other details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked, Cairns, 8 August 1914, for Thursday Island Garrison Duty; re-embarked, Trudy Island, 16 August 1914, to take part in the capture of German New Guinea; returned to Townsville, 18 September 1914, on account of trouble caused by the firemen on troopship, discharged, 18 September 1914.
Re-enlisted, 28 September 1914; embarked, Melbourne, 22 December 1914; proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Peninsula, 12 April 1915.
Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915; admitted to 16th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 1 May 1915; transferred to England, 17 May 1915; admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, England, 29 May 1915; returning to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from Weymouth (undated).
Admitted to 15th General Hospital (enteric), Alexandria, Egypt, 29 December 1915; to be 2nd Lieutenant, 20 January 1916; taken off danger list, 22 January 1916; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 9 February 1916; reported dangerously ill, 19 February 1916; died of enteric, Heliopolis, 2 March 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, BROOKS William Abercrombie
Submitted 20 February 2021 by Lynette Turner
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