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BROMLEY, John Henry

Service Number:	380
Enlisted:	15 August 1914, Prahran, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1894
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Hawksburn State School No 1467, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot I, Row A, Grave 16 In loving memory of our dear son and brother/Our hero at rest.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Martins Hawksburn HB

World War 1 Service

15 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 380, 5th Infantry Battalion, Prahran, Vic.
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 380, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 380, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
5 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 380, 5th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria, Egypt per A12 Nevian, for the Gallipoli peninsula.
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 380, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, ANZAC landing, 2nd wave. His landing boat was sunk, so he and Private Alexander swam ashore.
4 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 380, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, While taking observations at Gaba Tele, received a sniper's bullet, lived for about an hour. Private G.L.Mouldey wrote of his final words "Tell Mother I did my duty."

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Ellen Christina BROMLEY, 73 Perth Street, Prahran, Victoria.